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bgartenberg
 
Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2014 08:45 am
Which is correct?

"None of the above statements are accurate."

"None of the above statements is accurate."
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Setanta
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2014 11:48 am
None is the subject, i'd use "None . . . is . . ."
McTag
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2014 12:26 pm
@Setanta,

"None but the brave deserve the fair". It can be plural too.

So, both are correct, and equally so.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2014 12:27 pm
You think your way, and i'll think mine.
McTag
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2014 03:28 pm
@Setanta,

Believe me on this one Set, it's an old chestnut.

(NONE does not equate to NOT ONE)
JTT
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2014 03:45 pm
@McTag,
Quote:
Believe me on this one Set, it's an old chestnut.


That's the first time I've heard a silly prescription called an old chestnut, McTag, but you are absolutely right and I won't mention that Setanta is wrong ... again.
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contrex
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2014 03:53 pm
Apparently, the SAT testing service considers none as a singular word only.
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JTT
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2014 03:53 pm
@Setanta,
Quote:
You think your way, and i'll think mine.


A good encapsulation of how deep a respect you have for the truth, Set.

Quote:

Real life . . . no, there's no app for that. -- Setanta, March, 2014


An app to counter your stupidity would be helpful.
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trying2learn
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2014 04:15 pm
are is correct
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 2 Apr, 2014 05:33 pm
@Setanta,
Quote:
None is the subject, i'd use "None . . . is . . ."
That's right since "none" means "no one"
McTag
 
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Reply Thu 3 Apr, 2014 12:37 am
@dalehileman,

Quote:
That's right since "none" means "no one"


Dale, how's your reading coming along?
contrex
 
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Reply Thu 3 Apr, 2014 01:02 am
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:
"none" means "no one"


A persistent misunderstanding. 'None' has been used to mean 'no one' or 'not any', that is, singular or plural, since the time of Old English. (5th to 12th centuries AD)


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Jack of Hearts
 
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Reply Thu 3 Apr, 2014 02:18 am
@bgartenberg,
"are" is correct as "none" is used in the plural sense reflecting upon "statements".
McTag
 
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Reply Thu 3 Apr, 2014 03:32 am
@Jack of Hearts,

Or it could be singular, selecting one from several.

So it's both.
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 3 Apr, 2014 01:09 pm
@McTag,
Quote:
That's right since "none" means "no one"

Quote:
Dale, how's your reading coming along?
What can I say, it's just something I once read somewhere
JTT
 
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Reply Thu 3 Apr, 2014 01:15 pm
@dalehileman,
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What can I say, it's just something I once read somewhere.


Do you think it a good plan to then offer these tidbits of information as reasonable responses to language questions, Dale?
dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 3 Apr, 2014 01:21 pm
@JTT,
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Do you think it a good plan to then offer these tidbits of information as reasonable responses to language questions, Dale?
Well JTT it did sound reasonable. But if I have offended or inconvenienced anyone I apologize most profusely
JTT
 
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Reply Thu 3 Apr, 2014 01:32 pm
@dalehileman,
A lot of prescriptions pounded into impressionable young minds can seem reasonable, Dale. We've discussed this more than once.

Americans have, thru their education system, been exposed to many prescriptions that are not representative of the English language. For around twenty dollars, you could buy the following;

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0877791325/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1396553295&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40

Wouldn't you think it wonderful to be able to find out the truth about these issues instead of just repeating some old canard that you read somewhere?



dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 3 Apr, 2014 01:59 pm
@JTT,
By only the sheerest coincidence

Quote:
A lot of prescriptions pounded into impressionable young minds can seem reasonable, Dale. We've discussed this more than once.


Yes JTT I must be a terrible person, am seriously considering alternate meds if not psychotherapy

http://able2know.org/topic/240120-1
JTT
 
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Reply Thu 3 Apr, 2014 02:12 pm
@dalehileman,
I definitely don't think that you are a terrible person, Dale, or even a bad person. I actually quite like you, as well as is possible considering how much I do know you.

For a mere 20 bucks, you could enjoy endless hours of reading and the wonderful thoughts that it will engender thinking about language. There is so so much to language that you have been badly cheated of.

If you aren't completely satisfied with the book, Contrex will buy it off you. Smile
 

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