08-23-2007, 04:41 AM
Randall Flagg Wrote:I noticed that John Bear decided to become Mr. English Check. Strange that he doesn't do that to his pals.
Jimmy: "No, none were in peer reviewed journals."
Bear: "Actually that should be,....none was...None is singular."
--John Bear--Degree Discussion--Aug. 21, 2007
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"Although a traditional rule of usage has been that none must always be treated as singular, this pronoun has been used with BOTH singular and plural verbs since the 9th century. When the sense is "not any persons or things," the plural is more common: The rescue party searched for survivors, but none WERE found."
--Random House Webster's College Dictionary--1997
Since the 9th century? I guess that was after the old fart attended elementary school.