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Thu 7 Sep, 2017 11:07 am
Which of the following sentences is correct?
1) Ford workers are on strike today
2) Workers at Ford are on strike today.
Thank you.
In fact, in Britain, "workers at Fords" is correct. Sans apostrophe
@paok1970,
In the US, it would be Ford workers.
It is common (but not compulsory) in British English to treat companies as plural entities. Fords are a big employer in our town. My brother works at Jaguars. I worked at Cadburys and was soon sick of chocolate.
@centrox,
Where on the WWW can I find info about 'Ford
s', 'Jaguar
s', and so on?
Thank you.
In the United States, desptiite what Punkey says, "Workers at Ford" is also acceptable.
@paok1970,
paok1970 wrote:Where on the WWW can I find info about 'Fords', 'Jaguars', and so on?
Exact-phrase Google search e.g. "works at Fords" (with the quote marks). This is a useful technique for assessing if a usage is common.
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