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#1 User is offline   sacto123 

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Posted 2017-June-11, 21:11

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Posted 2017-June-11, 22:26

The usage is perfectly valid. None can mean 'not one' and take a singular verb; it can also mean 'not any' and take a plural verb. Which one you use is solely down to what you think sounds more natural (and in this case, 'are' sounds much better to me).

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Posted 2017-June-11, 22:48

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And Skitt's Law continues to hold true...
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Posted 2017-June-12, 08:10

Our bridge club uses a Windows application for the round timer. When there are a few minutes left in the round, it announces "Do not start any new boards; there's 3 minutes left in the round." It should be "There are" (unless you set it to warn at the 1 minute mark).

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Posted 2017-June-12, 13:04

View Postsfi, on 2017-June-11, 22:48, said:

And Skitt's Law continues to hold true...

Urban Dictionary: grammer
Most commonly found in sentences that correct someone else's grammar.
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