Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site eosp1.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ulysses!princeton!eosp1!mcmillan From: mcmillan@eosp1.UUCP (John McMillan) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Singular/Plural - (nf) Message-ID: <582@eosp1.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Feb-84 11:35:08 EST Article-I.D.: eosp1.582 Posted: Mon Feb 13 11:35:08 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Feb-84 05:42:39 EST References: <5529@uiucdcs.UUCP> <460@pyuxn.UUCP> Organization: Exxon Office Systems, Princeton, NJ Lines: 10 The space shuttle was one of the topics discussed in class this week. Why bother to say either "which were" or "which was"? Both are prolix and awkward. - Toby Robison allegra!eosp1!robison decvax!ittvax!eosp1!robison princeton!eosp1!robison (NOTE! NOT McMillan; Robison.)