[Magdalen] Creeping UK-ism?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

The world's wrong, M.  Oh the horror!  Oh the humanity ! ! !

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
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On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 5:57 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> I consider these Britishisms/affectations. A team is not a
> plural thing (nor is a flock, nor is an army). Let's hear it
> for collective nouns!
>
> Nineteenth and twentieth century American poetry contains
> almost none of this nonsense.
> -M
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 7:37 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> > I've notice that the regional sports (yes; that is plural in North
> > America)
> > announcers, reporters, and even players are making "team"  plural.
> >
> >
>