OT: War of 1812

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Sat May 29 13:50:02 UTC 2010


At 5/28/2010 06:18 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
>Speaking of "singular phrases," how about the War of 1812's
>
>"Those aren't militia! Those are *regulars,* by God!"

But Wilson, isn't "regulars" a plural? (And "militia" too.)

   :-)
Joel

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