Is vs. Are

[Barking Pumpkin]

Which do you use to refer to a band, or do you use only one specifically?

I'll have to go with are.......that generally sounds better.

I haven't really paid attention to it.....so what do you use? This poll assumes that we're talking about "bands" as in with multiple people in them and not one-person projects, so let your vote reflect that assumption.

 

[Kenneth R.]

This band is awesome.
They are one of my favorites.
They are coming here on tour.
I really like them.
X is more metal than Y.

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

I guess that's what I do also. I don't really think about it much.

 

[Minion520]

absolutely retarded thread, you use is when you are talking about a single band, hence the singular tense, you use are when your are referring to mulitple bands, band members etc..... I can't beleive this is even a question.

 

[Thraxz]

absolutely retarded thread, you use is when you are talking about a single band, hence the singular tense, you use are when your are referring to mulitple bands, band members etc..... I can't beleive this is even a question.

This guy has no clue about English.

 

[Flaming Death]

"is" is correct.

 

[skeptik]

This guy has no clue about English.

Thank you for your post. You made me laugh.

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

It's less retarded than other threads here, and what you said really doesn't pertain much to what I asked.

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

AND OBVIOUSLY SOME PEOPLE PREFER EITHER IS OR ARE IF YOU LOOK AT THE RESULTS

 

[Vital Remains]

well i usually use is because i live out in the middle of nowhere

 

[Raffft]

hi bp maybe you shuoudl make a category called "assfuck" and more people will visit your thread ok

i voted the last one i dunno

 

[Kenneth R.]

"is" is correct.

not always.

 

[DE]

One is British, one is American.

British people tend to refer to entities that are singular but made up of multiple sub-entities in the plural form, like:

BMW are releasing their new car on Wednesday.

Americans tend to use the singular:

BMW is releasing their new car on Wednesday.

Being British, the latter looks really wrong to me, but I should imagine the converse is true for an American.

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

hi bp maybe you shuoudl make a category called "assfuck" and more people will visit your thread ok

Maybe I'll take it into consideration.

 

[Kenneth R.]

One is British, one is American.

British people tend to refer to entities that are singular but made up of multiple sub-entities in the plural form, like:

BMW are releasing their new car on Wednesday.

Americans tend to use the singular:

BMW is releasing their new car on Wednesday.

Being British, the latter looks really wrong to me, but I should imagine the converse is true for an American.

and i, having lived in both countries, still think the correct grammar is "is" and "are" both, as in my examples at the top.

a band is one entity. a band is made of multiple people. thus, when referring to the band, it is singular, when referring to the group of people using the band's name, it is plural.

Band A have long hair.
Band A is touring this year.

 

[DE]

and i, having lived in both countries, still think the correct grammar is "is" and "are" both, as in my examples at the top.

a band is one entity. a band is made of multiple people. thus, when referring to the band, it is singular, when referring to the group of people using the band's name, it is plural.

Band A have long hair.
Band A is touring this year.

i don't care where you've lived you're wrong fyi

 

[unknown]

hi bp maybe you shuoudl make a category called "assfuck" and more people will visit your thread ok

i voted the last one i dunno

that got a laugh out of me. +5 pts

 

[Kenneth R.]

i don't care where you've lived you're wrong fyi

i'm sorry to have offended your omniscient genius

 

[Vital Remains]

hi bp maybe you shuoudl make a category called "assfuck" and more people will visit your thread ok

i voted the last one i dunno

i agree with everything in this statement

 

[skeptik]

i don't care where you've lived you're wrong fyi

hes rite fyi