LITERACY

[Stuart VW]

I would expect an organisation such as Microsoft to be aware of and committed
to at least the most basic level of literacy.

This appears not to be the case because on the automated phone product
activation, the spokesperson uses an expression along the lines "the first
group of numbers ARE". How can a singular entity such a a group assume a
plural verb?



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[JoAnn Paules]

Not an Office issue. Send your comments to Microsoft directly.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

So, I presume you have never made a grammatical faux pas, ever, not once in
your entire spoken life?

Remove the beam in your own eye before worrying about the mote in another's.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Stuart VW asked:

| I would expect an organisation such as Microsoft to be aware of and
| committed to at least the most basic level of literacy.
|
| This appears not to be the case because on the automated phone product
| activation, the spokesperson uses an expression along the lines "the
| first group of numbers ARE". How can a singular entity such a a group
| assume a plural verb?
|
|
|
| ----------------
| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...7bf0dac91a3f&dg=microsoft.public.office.setup