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Old 08-Jun-2006, 05:04
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Default Re: My family are (or is)

when you speak of your family or a family in general, you are talking about a single group. So, family is, is the correct usage. One exception is "the people in my family are crazy, nice......whatever. This is because you have changed the subject to a plural, people.
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