Correct use of Your and You're
03 September 2008, 09:11 PM
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Will it be right to use it in formal documents?
03 September 2008, 10:20 PM
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Moreover, if someone can tell me if an organisation as a whole should be referred as "Is BBC right to use ain't?" It's like cursing Manweb, we say- Manweb are this, that, or the other. It should be - Manweb is this, that, or the other; shouldn't it be?The government is introducing a new law.
Liverpool is at the top of the table.
However when referring to the individuals within the entity they should be referred to in the plural.
The Government are all on holiday except for John Prescott who is working until September.
Liverpool's players are paid far too much money. Becomes "Compared to Everton's players, Liverpool are paid far too much money."
If the language sounds awkward then it is acceptable to break the above rules.
"The Water Company has asked us to amend the drawing. It has sent a series of sketches." sounds odd, so use: "The Water Company have asked us to amend the drawing. They have sent a series of sketches."
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So "The BBC is right to say ...", or "The BBC are striking for more pay."
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Please don't misquote me for effect; it's very bad form, you know. 
It's not "bad English" to use "and" to begin a sentence, neither is it necessarily bad to use one after a comma. The kind of comma that precedes an "and" is a stylistic oddity and is known as an Oxford comma - frowned upon by some, but for some reason 'feels' right in certain sentence constructions.
If you don't believe me, have a look at Fowler's Modern English Usage.
It's not "bad English" to use "and" to begin a sentence, neither is it necessarily bad to use one after a comma. The kind of comma that precedes an "and" is a stylistic oddity and is known as an Oxford comma - frowned upon by some, but for some reason 'feels' right in certain sentence constructions.
If you don't believe me, have a look at Fowler's Modern English Usage.
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