Snow

[Laurence Horn]

At 7:51 PM -0500 3/1/09, Bill Palmer wrote:
>Bianca Solorzano of CBS News reported this evening that "13 inches of snow
>are expected in New York."
>
>The expectations are for what: inches or snow?
>
>"Is" or "are"?
>
>What does the academy say?
>
"Wear your galoshes"

LH

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