[Ads-l] Agreement with the closest, or...

[Jonathan Lighter]

As I'm sure we've all noticed,  "agreement with the closest" is now 97%
normal, even in (non-academic) edited prose.

JL


On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 9:36 PM Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
wrote:

> …reanalysis of “phobia” as a plural?  This is (presumably) edited prose, a
> headline from a local news web site
>
> Phobia of crowds rise as state
> continues to loosen restrictions,
> Yale psychologist says
>
>
> https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/phobia-of-crowds-rise-as-state-continues-to-loosen-restrictions-yale-psychiatrist-says/
>
> LH
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