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Are Qantas not paying their bills?

Old 5th Sep 2018, 10:08
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[QUOTE=TBM-Legend;10241705]"Is Qantas not paying their bills?" would be correct

In British english "are" and "is" are both correct when used in conjunction with a collective noun.

In the English language, as in so many things, Septic's are different...
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Qantas and most others refused to pay
No, just Qantas.
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In British english "are" and "is" are both correct when used in conjunction with a collective noun.
Please go back to school....


"A commercial company is not a (plural) collective noun. It is a (singular) legal entity."
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