Posts Tagged ‘allman brothers band’
Copy-Editing Corner: Are Bands “It”s or “They”s?
My blog item yesterday about media organizations axing copy editors and receptionists set off a firestorm of comments about whether musical groups should be referred to as singular or plural entities. OK, actually it was two people. OK, both people commented on my Facebook page, not here. But this does not mean I can't get another item out of it!
Both schools of thought have valid points. To wit:
