Between those newspaper subs who know their grammar and those who don\’t.
We have damaged ourselves — and it was avoidable
The Great Divide: Times writers present the arguments over the conflict that are still splitting the country
Between those newspaper subs who know their grammar and those who don\’t.
The Great Divide: Times writers present the arguments over the conflict that are still splitting the country
not so fast – the writer here is saying that the arguments are splitting the country. You might disagree with that statement, but it’s not the solecism you make out.
(I know, I know – we might think the conflict is more country-splitting than the arguments about it; and decry the grammar on that point. But as it stands it ain’t ungrammatical)
Tim adds: Hmm, maybe. I read “are” as referring to “conflict” not “arguments”. Singluar and plural.
Sorry, Tim, it’s definitely the ‘arguments that ‘are’ splitting the country.
Couldn’t be clearer and normally you play a blinder on these things.
“they” are vs. “it” is?