[PRCo] Re: Two great nations, separated by a common language, Was: English

[Bob Rathke]

That's exactly what I was hearing in New York City, Bob!

You should have been ("ben", not "bean") there.

Bob 12/14/02

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From: "robert netzlof" <wb3iqe at rocketmail.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:15 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Two great nations, separated by a common language, Was:
English


>
> There does seem to be a distinct difference in what my 8th grade
> English teacher called "collective nouns".
>
> For example:
>
> U. S.: The streetcar company is bankrupt.
> U. K.: The tram company are bankrupt.
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