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Grammatically correct "Everyone else is walking around," but I feel like it should be "Everyone else ARE walking around," because everyone implies many people. Plural. (self.NoStupidQuestions)
submitted 8 months ago by LemmyKnowsBest to c/[email protected]
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I know we would never say things like "Everyone else are walking around,"

but maybe we should.

And in any situation in which a noun implies many people:

Like the word "family"

"My family is at Disneyland."

vs

'My family ARE at Disneyland."

Ya see what I mean?

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest 3 points 8 months ago

You sure hit the nail on the head! You get it. And you explained the differences well.