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Old 21-Mar-2007, 06:52
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Default Re: USA is/are

'The US are a big country' would not be used. It depends what you're talking about, when it means the government, we could say 'The US/UK are negotiating with...'. You'll find things like 'the UK/US are in Iraq', where the focus is not on the geographical entity.
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