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From: mcmillan@eosp1.UUCP (John McMillan)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Singular/Plural - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 13-Feb-84 11:35:08 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 13 11:35:08 1984
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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.)