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paok1970
 
Reply Tue 3 Oct, 2017 05:09 am
Is the following sentence correct?

England face Brazil at Wembley next Saturday evening.

Thank you.
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blatham
 
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Reply Tue 3 Oct, 2017 05:22 am
@paok1970,
No.
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England is scheduled to face Brazil next saturday
England will face Brazil next saturday
England faces Brazil next saturday
izzythepush
 
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Reply Tue 3 Oct, 2017 09:07 am
@blatham,
Football pundits use language like that all the time, they're not exactly sticklers as far as grammar goes.

This is from the ticket site.

Quote:
England face Slovenia in their last home fixture of their 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign.


https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/england-v-slovenia-tickets-38111202633
centrox
 
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Reply Tue 3 Oct, 2017 09:25 am
@blatham,
blatham wrote:

England faces Brazil next saturday

"England face Brazil next Saturday" is normal British English, using "face", the plural form (England is a team). Saturday starts with a capital S.
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centrox
 
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Reply Tue 3 Oct, 2017 09:28 am
@izzythepush,
izzythepush wrote:

Football pundits use language like that all the time, they're not exactly sticklers as far as grammar goes.

Using a plural verb for a team, a company, a rock group, etc is perfectly normal British English.
ehBeth
 
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Reply Tue 3 Oct, 2017 09:30 am
@izzythepush,
Quote:
England face Slovenia in their last home fixture of their 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign.


wonderfully sloppy and evocative
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Tue 3 Oct, 2017 09:32 am
@centrox,
centrox wrote:
Using a plural verb for a team, a company, a rock group, etc is perfectly normal British English.


For the benefit of the OP, keep in mind that what is acceptable in British English may not be acceptable in other English-speaking countries.
centrox
 
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Reply Tue 3 Oct, 2017 09:49 am
@ehBeth,
ehBeth wrote:
For the benefit of the OP, keep in mind that what is acceptable in British English may not be acceptable in other English-speaking countries.

If blatham had remembered that what is unacceptable in American English may not be unacceptable in other variants of English, I would not have needed to make my post.
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