Re: Albanians

From: tschibasch <tschibasch_at_yahoo.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 20:43:16 -0000

Fair enough, Joy. Let me use the singular:

The Russian Mafia is also of course operating all over the world, and
not just in Russia. You may find him even in Los Angeles!

I agree, it looks better.

John

--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_y..., mayhem <meurtre_at_e...> wrote:
> The Russian Mob is absolutely alive and well in the U.S., and
thriving in
> L.A.
>
> Johnny--if "mafia" is singular, U.S. grammar dictates "the ...
Mafia is
> operating." It's teddibly, teddibly Breetish to write "the ...
Mafia *are*
> operating."
>
> --J
>
> > The Russian Mafia are also of course operating all over the world,
> > and not just in Russia. You may find them even in Los Angeles!
Received on 2002-09-14 13:43:20