[Grammar] Grammar Michael Jordan quote

[Frits]

A friend of mine says that the quote "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships" is incorrect. Is he right?

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, Frits.

Yes, it is incorrect. Can you see why?

 

[andrewg927]

Well, the sentence is accepted as correct in my region (Western US).

 

[teechar]

teamwork and intelligence wins

Is that really acceptable in the western part of the US? :shock:

 

[andrewg927]

Michael is from New York but he has played in the South as well as in the Midwest so I guess it is acceptable pretty much anywhere in the US.

I would be curious to hear what my fellow Americans think but to me the sentence is correct with "wins" or "win".

 

[tzfujimino]

When I read that, I thought of this expression:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/slow+and+steady+wins+the+race

 

[GoesStation]

Michael is from New York but he has played in the South as well as in the Midwest so I guess it is acceptable pretty much anywhere in the US.

I would be curious to hear what my fellow Americans think but to me the sentence is correct with "wins" or "win".

I grew up in the Midwest and then in California. I find either acceptable. With wins, I mentally hear a bit more in the phrase: (Combining) teamwork and intelligence wins the game. I'd probably say wins.

 

[andrewg927]

Perhaps this is where BE and AE diverge.