i think that both are correct, but you people are the ones who's english

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Originally posted by paranoik0 i think that both are correct, but you people are the ones who's english

who're not who's.


Since it is a grammar thread after all

Depending on context both are correct, but in the current context it appears that (though I cringe to say it) coup is correct in his assertion that the proper use should be "is".

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Originally posted by MrSquirrel who're not who's. Since it is a grammar thread after all Depending on context both are correct, but in the current context it appears that (though I cringe to say it) coup is correct in his assertion that the proper use should be "is". MrS

Surely you cant abbreviate "who are" to "who're" !

I'm following coups line of thought tbh.

Having just completed my English Literature BA degree in the summer gone by I think I may be able to help. Both are correct, assuming I have read the chat log right, as the remix was completed in the past and is being played in the present. Nobody has been silly enough to suggest the future tense at least! Personally, I along with most of the british speaking population would use past tense in the scenario, although both are correct. The use of the football match is quite a good one, with the obvious point that it could be recorded and watched later... However the outcome would still be the same, the loss of the game. It therefore makes me inclined to side with Luke_Terry.

Also abbreviating to who're is not something you would want to do in the Amsterdam red light district in idle conversation!

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Originally posted by Indicative Also abbreviating to who're is not something you would want to do in the Amsterdam red light district in idle conversation!

That wouldnt matter with the likes of luke and i. With us both being geordies i can assertively say we could say bloody anything over there and no-one would have a fuckin clue what we were going on about! i think the geordie dialect is on the verge of becomming a language in some senses.

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Originally posted by Indicative Personally, I along with most of the british speaking population would use past tense in the scenario, although both are correct.

the past tense referes to something thats "been and gone". Like "that was a nice car before we crashed it". as the car is now 'gone'. "that was a cool PC before it broke", as the PC is no longer in existance. reguardless when the track was made, its still in existance today, and still exists like any other track, even one made last night. u dont say "bt - flaming june was a nice track", because its not dead. u say "flaming june is a good track". so as the track is still in existance, it has to be is. not was.

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Originally posted by MK-S Surely you cant abbreviate "who are" to "who're" !

There is nothing technically wrong with it. I would usually say "who are" but I was correcting more his use of the plural/singular forms and wanted to keep the contractions as a matter of consistency.

That being said......I am an American and we have a slightly different set of rules for what is proper word usage.

i.e. When speaking of an ill person the British would say:

"David was in hospital for two weeks."

Whereas, the proper usage in America would be:

"David was in the hospital for two weeks."


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Originally posted by Coup u say "flaming june is a good track". so as the track is still in existance, it has to be is. not was.

you could, but more likely we would say back in the day flaming june was a mint tune. bleh, not that it matters.

and for this i would like to award a big

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Also abbreviating to who're is not something you would want to do in the Amsterdam red light district in idle conversation!

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Originally posted by Luke Terry you could, but more likely we would say back in the day flaming june was a mint tune. bleh, not that it matters.

its still a mint tune to this day, that is my argument. flaming june is a mint tune...