This has been bugging me for awhile

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  1. Phil

    Phil Regular Member

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    On the homepage of Badminton Central, there is a counter that says "Badminton players around the world has smashed on this site times since 12/24/1998"

    It should read "Badminton players around the world have smashed on this site....."

    Sorry, it's been bugging me ever since I came to this wonderful site. :)

    Phil

    P.S. - Kwun, please don't ban me! :(
     
  2. GRObFURSt

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    I strongly agree, I hate it when people say plural things incoreectly like sheeps and shits and so on... Oh well you can't blame them.
     
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    That would depend on if English is your first language.

    In chinese, the spoken word for "he" and "she" is the same, hence many chinese will use the wrong gender in conversation.

    Again, in the verb "to have", for chinese, there is no differentiation in the spoken word for the past or present tense, singular or plural (unlike english)...............:cool:
     
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    ops. fixed now.
     
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    There is nothing worse - flood, famine, drought, you name it - than mispelling one's exclamations. That should be "oops," not "ops." ;)
     
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