OT - Grammar and Spelling.

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  1. Red

    Red-Taff. Well-Known Member

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    Collective nouns take singular verbs - e.g.

    It should be 'the team IS.......' not 'the team 'ARE...….'.
     
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    Nothing wrong with "get a cheeseburger" except for the fact that "cheeseburger" should not be capitalized. It's not a proper noun. To "have" a cheeseburger, and to "get" a cheeseburger have different meanings. The latter implies that you have gone somewhere with the explicit intention of procuring said burger, rather than the simple possession of one.
     
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    In everyday speech, they are pretty much inter-changeable. Usage is the key, not rules...
     
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