"Why is/are phonetics important?"

[Tom Zurinskas]

Me too.  So it's "Why is phonetics important?"  The article I read said "are".


Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk




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> "Is" for me.
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> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > Which verb do you like in the sentence "Why is/are phonetics important?"
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