I know a sub-set of people speak improperly to eschew the Queen's English, but please, it must be Are ...etc. when using the plural.

Is might be some backwoods American thing but the rest of us from civilised countries are mortified by the:

gawl darn lack of proper edjewkation youse are yankin out and throwin' in the faces of us English types.


John Conley
Musica est vita