Charlie Stross: The real reason why Steve Jobs hates Flash

Posted May 1, 2010 15:23 UTC (Sat) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239)
In reply to: Charlie Stross: The real reason why Steve Jobs hates Flash by woooee
Parent article: Charlie Stross: The real reason why Steve Jobs hates Flash

It's fairly typical to refer to corporations as plural entities when speaking British English.

Charlie Stross: The real reason why Steve Jobs hates Flash

Posted May 1, 2010 15:43 UTC (Sat) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link]

It's not only "fairly typical", but this usage is standard English grammar in the UK: collective entities like corporations and sports teams use a plural pronoun. A British English teacher would correct you for writing "Apple is".