[tied] Re: Accusative was allative

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
wrote:

> > "news" to an English speaker is a plural
>
> No. Historically it was a plural adjective, but today it is
> most definitely a singular noun:
>
> The news is bad.
> *The news are bad.
>

Right. Mea culpa.

Torsten