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From: zvs@bby.oz.au (Zev Sero)
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Subject: Re: Acronyms.  Is is `1 MIP' or `1 MIPS'?
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Date: 2 Jul 90 02:24:34 GMT
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In-Reply-To: jeffd@ficc.ferranti.com's message of 28 Jun 90 16:15:42 GMT

In article <UUA4R2D@xds8.ferranti.com> jeffd@ficc.ferranti.com (Jeff Daiell) writes:

   How so?  Australia is a federal system; surely you didn't say,
   "Our Commonwealth's constituent States is very diverse" or "The 
   States of the Commonwealth was arguing last year". 

The Commonwealth always `is', the States `are'; there is never any
confusion.  Unlike the United States of America, which sometimes `is'
and sometimes `are'.
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				Zev Sero  -  zvs@bby.oz.au
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