Re[2]: [tied] Missing Singulars

At 11:22:18 AM on Saturday, December 20, 2008, Andrew
Jarrette wrote:

> So woould you agree with the statement "<police> and
> <cattle> _can_ be used as count nouns, but this is a
> minority usage" as a possible settlement of the issue?

Since I'm not entirely sure, I'd replace 'is' with 'may be'
(or perhaps 'may well be').

Brian