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Why Tired People Talk About Being 'Out of Spoons.' Why Nouns Are More Complicated Than You May Think.
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
The Difference Between Compound Words and Dictionaries
In american english, we tend to treat collective nouns as singular. Nouns are usually nouns that are made up of two other words. They can be formed three different ways: compounds, open or hyphenated compounds and closed compounds. Different dictionaries will show them written in different ways. So the best thing you can do is pick one dictionary and use it as your guide.
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