Grammar nitpick of the day

[cjwatson]

Dear Sky News,

"Breaking news: NATO say two of its soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan"

While I realise that there is some contention about whether organisations are grammatically singular or plural, I don't think you get to dodge the problem by treating them as both in the space of four words ...

(Apologies to any who find nitpicking such a statement to be tasteless. My mind just works that way, particularly in airports after no sleep.)

Comments

[alison-lees.livejournal.com]

What I want to know is what or who did the soldiers kill? An old lady's pet budgerigar?

[firinel.livejournal.com]

(Offtopic: ghoti left her phone here and one of her AG dolls, Addy. I will figure out a way of getting them back to you; should we maybe post them to you in England?)

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

that was me.

[alison-lees.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday for yesterday!