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Old October 30th 16, 11:29 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Alycidon[_2_]
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None of his tries in the legal group make the cut, it seems.

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Old October 30th 16, 01:09 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 30/10/2016 11:29, Alycidon wrote:
None of his tries in the legal group make the cut, it seems.

I'm not surprised, he has an attitude problem.
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Old October 30th 16, 02:50 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Sunday, 30 October 2016 11:29:43 UTC, Alycidon wrote:
None of his tries in the legal group make the cut, it seems.


Not me as I would have said "None (not one) of his tries in the legal group MAKES the cut."
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Old October 30th 16, 03:18 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
James Wilkinson Sword
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:50:11 -0000, Alycidon wrote:

On Sunday, 30 October 2016 11:29:43 UTC, Alycidon wrote:
None of his tries in the legal group make the cut, it seems.


Not me as I would have said "None (not one) of his tries in the legal group MAKES the cut."


Isn't zero plural? "There are two, there are three, there IS one, there ARE none." You wouldn't say "There is none".

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Old October 30th 16, 03:46 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Bod wrote:
On 30/10/2016 11:29, Alycidon wrote:
None of his tries in the legal group make the cut, it seems.

I'm not surprised, he has an attitude problem.


I'm not surprised that you fell for the forger.


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Old October 30th 16, 04:09 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Alycidon
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On Sunday, 30 October 2016 15:18:41 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:50:11 -0000, Alycidon wrote:

On Sunday, 30 October 2016 11:29:43 UTC, Alycidon wrote:
None of his tries in the legal group make the cut, it seems.


Not me as I would have said "None (not one) of his tries in the legal group MAKES the cut."


Isn't zero plural? "There are two, there are three, there IS one, there ARE none." You wouldn't say "There is none".



One of the players is injured.

Not one of the players is injured.

None of the players is injured.

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Old October 30th 16, 05:19 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
jnugent
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On 30/10/2016 15:18, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:50:11 -0000, Alycidon wrote:
On Sunday, 30 October 2016 11:29:43 UTC, Alycidon wrote:


None of his tries in the legal group make the cut, it seems.


Not me as I would have said "None (not one) of his tries in the legal
group MAKES the cut."


Isn't zero plural? "There are two, there are three, there IS one, there
ARE none." You wouldn't say "There is none".


You would if you were speaking English correctly.

"One" is singular.

"Not one" is also singular.
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Old October 30th 16, 05:19 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
jnugent
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On 30/10/2016 16:09, Alycidon wrote:
On Sunday, 30 October 2016 15:18:41 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:50:11 -0000, Alycidon wrote:

On Sunday, 30 October 2016 11:29:43 UTC, Alycidon wrote:
None of his tries in the legal group make the cut, it seems.

Not me as I would have said "None (not one) of his tries in the legal group MAKES the cut."


Isn't zero plural? "There are two, there are three, there IS one, there ARE none." You wouldn't say "There is none".



One of the players is injured.

Not one of the players is injured.

None of the players is injured.


Happy to agree.

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Old October 30th 16, 06:28 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
James Wilkinson Sword
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 15:46:24 -0000, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Bod wrote:
On 30/10/2016 11:29, Alycidon wrote:
None of his tries in the legal group make the cut, it seems.

I'm not surprised, he has an attitude problem.


I'm not surprised that you fell for the forger.


It's the sort of thing Simon might post. Who bothers checking headers?

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Old October 30th 16, 06:29 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling,alt.usage.english
James Wilkinson Sword
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 17:19:14 -0000, JNugent wrote:

On 30/10/2016 15:18, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:50:11 -0000, Alycidon wrote:
On Sunday, 30 October 2016 11:29:43 UTC, Alycidon wrote:


None of his tries in the legal group make the cut, it seems.


Not me as I would have said "None (not one) of his tries in the legal
group MAKES the cut."


Isn't zero plural? "There are two, there are three, there IS one, there
ARE none." You wouldn't say "There is none".


You would if you were speaking English correctly.

"One" is singular.

"Not one" is also singular.


I've only ever heard "there ARE none".

[referred to alt.usage.english]

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