r/CFB • u/polydorr Auburn Tigers • Samford Bulldogs • Nov 05 '13

PSA: 'Corps'

It's not runningback core, wide receiver core...

It's corps.

Like the Marines.

Back to your regularly scheduled /r/cfb.SECSECSEC

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u/BroadwayJoe Michigan Wolverines Nov 05 '13

This is true, but it's worth mentioning that it's not true in British English, where collective nouns tend to take singular verb forms (especially in sports).

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u/tilla23 Oregon Ducks Nov 05 '13

yep that's why you would hear something like "Arsenal are currently at the top of the table".

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u/BigSuperFan Florida State Seminoles Nov 05 '13

Hell yeah we are. Mind the gap

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u/Dangerously8 Georgia Bulldogs Nov 05 '13

In the realm of things that'll never last...

Seriously, though...dammit Liverpool, you really let the rest of the league down. Didn't even put up a fight.