Is that really acceptable in the western part of the US? :shock:teamwork and intelligence wins
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.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".