Thread: A group of little girls was/were playing in the park.
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Old April 1st 08, 10:07 PM posted to alt.usage.english,alt.callahans,alt.support.boy-lovers,rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
Bob Cunningham
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Default A group of little girls was/were playing in the park.
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:10:15 -0600, Oleg Lego
said:

[...]

I just love it when the idiot brigade drops by with a poorly
punctuated non-sequitur.

The brigade doesn't drop by as a monolithic unit. It's
composed of individuals, each presumably free to join in or
not. The brigade drop by.