OF ALL THE elements of the English language, the most delightful has got to be the collective noun. When the word for a group of something is just right, it can be a real joy.

The couple is going to purchase the house? Or the couple are going to purchase the house? Even after all my years of editing, I can still get tripped up trying to make verbs agree with collective ...

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