6.22.2006
ok i got it. if i don't watch the game italy do good.
yes, do and not does... did you know that countries' names (at least when referring to a team) are treated as plural? like,
i read it on BBC.co.uk, and i'll tell you it was quite a surprise... i mean, english is reknown to be a straight language, very practical, that doesn't like abstract terms, and then you treat the name of a country (clearly singular) as a plural entity because it refers to a team. teambeing a singular term as well, but describing a group of people.
two (2) passages to get from singular to plural. (mario would say) what's this for a language?
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yes, do and not does... did you know that countries' names (at least when referring to a team) are treated as plural? like,
today italy play against czech republic, they'll certainly win.
i read it on BBC.co.uk, and i'll tell you it was quite a surprise... i mean, english is reknown to be a straight language, very practical, that doesn't like abstract terms, and then you treat the name of a country (clearly singular) as a plural entity because it refers to a team. teambeing a singular term as well, but describing a group of people.
two (2) passages to get from singular to plural. (mario would say) what's this for a language?
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