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Old 07-14-2008, 04:49 AM   #130
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Originally Posted by delphidb96 View Post
NAEB *is*, not *are*... NAEB is a corporation, which means that it is a separate legal entity from us corporate ossifers!
That's a difference between American and British English, Derek. In British English, companies are generally referred to in the plural and hence we use "are" rather than "is", as is the case in American English. You say "NAEB is...", we say "NAEB are...".
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