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Old 09-01-2009, 12:13 AM   #4 (permalink)
CaseyJones77
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Originally Posted by grahamvtr1000 View Post
Ok I know it has no effect on the game play but i am sick of seeing things like this

On MM there are quiz questions, one reads like this

What year was Ajax formed?

That should read....

What year WERE Ajax formed?

(Were not was!)

This is one of many questions like this, that is just an example.

Multi Million Dollar company and the English is awful!

Sorry it just really bugs me.

Sorry, but actually you're wrong.

Ajax is a club, one club. So in that instance, "was" is the correct word to use.

I know it seems weird...I felt the same way when I was doing my journalism degree, but that is the correct English to use.
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