tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968381137295383296.post7641703402037303538..comments2023-07-02T05:32:12.061-06:00Comments on A Compendium of Kim: Singular SensationKimberly Egberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12265952303116062879noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968381137295383296.post-65924185845596969232008-06-17T18:54:00.000-06:002008-06-17T18:54:00.000-06:00You can also change the wording to say "clothing w...You can also change the wording to say "clothing with a logo or advertisement on it is not allowed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968381137295383296.post-16219868865783808552008-06-04T09:14:00.000-06:002008-06-04T09:14:00.000-06:00I agree with Nancy... It like family. One would sa...I agree with Nancy... It like family. One would say, "My family is going to Utah." Not "My family are..." Family meaning as a whole. Like clothing is meant a whole. :) interesting thought!Corrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746708018782201406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968381137295383296.post-12122858343439352712008-06-03T16:51:00.000-06:002008-06-03T16:51:00.000-06:00kim--I think that the word clothing is inherently ...kim--I think that the word clothing is inherently singular and would have used the is as well. Clothing = is; clothes = are. Although clothing can be multiple items, I believe the word refers to the multiple items as a whole.fancy nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346822514284917554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968381137295383296.post-14053608448023353032008-06-03T15:29:00.000-06:002008-06-03T15:29:00.000-06:00The best way to solve situations like this is to r...The best way to solve situations like this is to re-arrange the sentence.<BR/><BR/>"Clothing is not allowed with logos on it."<BR/><BR/>definitely sounds correct. Your boss may be correct if "clothing" is understood to be "articles of clothing."<BR/><BR/>To make both of you comfortable I would suggest reworking the sentence to read:<BR/><BR/>"articles of clothing with logos or advertisements on them are not allowed."Damianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974627999032676012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968381137295383296.post-75901301448195874642008-06-03T13:16:00.000-06:002008-06-03T13:16:00.000-06:00i would find another publication and show it to he...i would find another publication and show it to her. this is a common request and i have never seen it with "are" used. alas, most people say texans don't speak right though...Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074900571289872766noreply@blogger.com