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		bombcar 32 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla Is Sitting on a Record 50k Unsold EVs The most amusing to me is that British English considers a company a collective noun, and says "Apple are going to make an iPod" whereas the US considers it a singular entity and says "Apple is going to make an iPod".

freedomben 32 days ago [–]

heh, great point, I never noticed that, but now I don't think I can unsee it. Consistency ftw

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