The game was called off on account of the weather

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Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

if it's baseball, i'd have fallen asleep before a ball was hit leave alone batted in.

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not at all, baseball can be very exciting.

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Originally Posted by Texpat

Do you say the Magic was playing well or the Magic were playing well

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typically the British and the Brit press say were playing.

the Americans say was playing and refer to the magic as 'it' rather than 'they'.

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Collective nouns.
Still, I always find it stupid to say the company are, management are...

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Originally Posted by Texpat

Me too. The pom announcer on CNN intnl always dork up free throws or RBIs.
By the way, are they runs batted in or run batted ins?
They often occur one at a time.

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runs batted in, ladies in waiting, justices of the peace, etc.
I like baseball OK. Better than watching nancies kicking a ball back and forth.:) But, I prefer hockey and NFL. College ball is good too. You checked the stats today, Tex? Calling Florida vs your team for the playoff.:)

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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

Still, I always find it stupid to say the company are, management are...

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I would assume many non-native speakers of English feel the same. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

^ I don't. I just switch when I have to use Queen's English in a report and clean up the mess that Oxford/Cambridge grads make.