So, what is the consensus, /mu/? When you're talking about
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So, what is the consensus, /mu/? When you're talking about a band, do you refer to the band as one collective entity or a group of people? Like, would you say
>Neutral Milk Hotel IS a good/shitty band
or
>Neutral Milk Hotel ARE a good/shitty band
It depends which dialect you speak, as far as I know.
>>61041285
It's completely interchangeable really
The only exceptions would be something like "the members of *band* are" or "*band* is one of the only-"
wikipedia uses 'is' for american groups and 'are' for english groups
>>61041285
It depends on how many people are in the band. If its just a one person band like Tame Impala or Nine Inch Nails then you use is, but if there's more than one band member you use are.
I say is
Wouldn't a band be a collective noun
>>61041348
That's stupid
>>61041285
The Beatles ARE good
Pink Floyd IS good
singular/plural m80
If they follow a "The Xs" format, you would say are. Otherwise, is. For example: The Monkeez ARE great, but Gorillaz IS great.
>>61041346
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys
>>61043052
Obviously when the name is grammatically plural you use the plural.
The question is what you do when the name is grammatically singular.