[HPforGrownups] Re: Grammar question

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 10162

Flying Ford Anglia wrote:

> Sheep isn't quite the same as the other examples you give, because
> the word is exactly the same in singular and plural usage (whereas
> you could have several councils or assemblies).  Would you say "The
> sheep was grazing in the field" in Am English if there were several
> sheep?

Sorry, I was trying to illustrate collective nouns without thinking of
how they'd fit into the discussion at hand. Give me a break, it was five
in the morning. zzzzzzzz

--Amanda