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WCDT: 2333-2337 (3-7 December 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread

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pwhodges:

--- Quote from: riccostar on 05 Dec 2012, 20:48 ---Grammar question: on the sign behind the test administering robot in the recent comics, "robots are your friend!" vs. "robots are your friends!"
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The number (singular vs plural) should agree, so "robots are your friend" is wrong; if you want to indicate that one robot can be your friend, something like "a robot is your friend" or even "every robot is a friend" would do it.

Depending on context, "robots are your friends" can be taken two ways - either all robots are everybody's friends, or each robot is a friend to somebody; hmm, maybe I'm stretching the point a bit there.

Is it cold in here?:
US and UK speakers can differ on what should be treated as a plural in some cases.

UK: "The press say ..."
US: "The press says ..."

"Robots" should be unambiguous, however.

pwhodges:
Yes - collective nouns like "the press" can be tricky; but I would say that "the press says" is correct, and "the press say" is incorrect - in the UK just as in the US.

cesariojpn:
So....can AnthroPc's be arrested or "deprogrammed" for sexual harassment?

Blackjoker:

--- Quote from: cesariojpn on 06 Dec 2012, 00:58 ---So....can AnthroPc's be arrested or "deprogrammed" for sexual harassment?

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Good question, similarly...huh would new drivers or things that might alter personality be considered brainwashing or personality death?

I did like the end bit, it felt very in character for both Pintsize and Marten

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