Ellen is at the Grammar Table

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@artmarkham I almost always treat "data" as a mass noun these days, but I do not begrudge people doing data analysis their plural. 😊

@GrammarTable I would say that "none" is not the same as "no one", even if it started as that. It has come to be read differently, and I think using the singular has become unnatural. Not dissimilar to how "data" has clearly been a mass noun for a long time, but some stick to "data are...".

None of them ever _____ (want, wants) to see Gil again.

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@hugeshark Thank you. 😊

@GrammarTable Loved this article (& all things Grammar Table!) 🥰

See you on National Grammar Day, Boston grammar enthusiasts!

@jolie_marieII @NewPlazaCinema I'm sending you a message.

@GrammarTable @NewPlazaCinema Okay: In what decade is it expected to be streaming?

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@GrammarTable Yes, that's me all over!

Please read the two sentences below and then pick the option that best describes your thoughts. 1. Social media influencer Jay Em J brought her dog to the awards show. 2. The social media influencer Jay Em J brought her dog to the awards show.

@GrammarTable A style issue. 1 is more of a headline, or PR/copywriting where you use short, uncluttered sentences. 2 is more body text in a longer or more formal article. But without more context difficult to get off the fence!

@jolie_marieII @westsiderag Thank you, just saw this addition!

@GrammarTable @westsiderag I’ll just add this: However, it was commonly referred to informally or popularly as “Barclay’s” (with the apostrophe) in earlier years, likely because it originated from the family name of James Barclay (who joined as a partner in 1736) and was seen as possessive.

Without looking it up, how do you think the name of the conference for writers in Sun Valley is written? 😀 Sun Valley ______ (Writer's, Writers', Writers) Conference

@jolie_marieII @westsiderag Thank you. Barclays isn't actually all that familiar to Americans. I was under the impression, which I can't stop to confirm right now, that Barclays never formally included an apostrophe in the brand name, but I don't know.

@GrammarTable @westsiderag My pleasure! Barclays was once known as “Barclay’s.” (I’m not sure when they dropped the apostrophe, but I’ll try to find that out.) Well, you gave many interesting examples of apostrophe usage; I reasoned that surely you would have cited Barclays/Barclay’s had you been aware.

@jolie_marieII @westsiderag Please explain. 😀

@GrammarTable @westsiderag Excellent piece! I learned or deduced a lot including, on the flimsiest of evidence, that you do not now nor have ever banked at Barclays.

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Are the commas below correct, incorrect, or optional? Research from the scientific journal, Frontiers, published last October said that a 2cm change in a suit represented an extra 5.8 metres in the length of a jump.

@BruvverEccles @ann_lahiff haha

@ann_lahiff @GrammarTable I prefer my interpretation.