20 Jul
2014
20 Jul
'14
3:25 a.m.
On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 1:18 AM, Andy Latto <andy.latto@pobox.com> wrote: On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Adam P. Goucher <apgoucher@gmx.com> wrote: 1. ((a (chicken)) and (a (half))), not (a ((chicken) and (a (half)))). That doesn't explain why it isn't plural; compound subjects of the form "A and B" are normally plural. Frog and Toad are Friends. Andy So >1 isn't essential for plural, else "Two half-wits writes a grammar book, ..." --rwg