[WikiEN-l] This is the English Wikipedia

[Sean Barrett]

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Daniel Ehrenberg wrote:
| Often, it is difficult for even the educated to speak in perfect
| English, as in:
| *Neither the kids nor Michael (*likes*/like) to go to the park now that
| they use Wikipedia.
| *One in six people (*uses*/use) a peer-to-peer network.
| (I put my guesses in bold). My mom and I can't definitively tell which
| one is right. For these, it is a matter of which grammarian you talk to.

Bah.  The /right/ answers are obvious:
* Michael and the kids prefer Wikipedia to the park.
* Peer-to-peer networks are used by about one-sixth of all people.

(Seriously, your first guess is wrong -- and Michael should be mentioned
before the kids -- and your second guess correct. I would be astonished
if you found any authority that disagrees.)

- --
~ Sean Barrett
~ sean at epoptic.com
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