And lo on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:34:06 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:57:34 -0500, Mueen Nawaz <m.n### [at] ieeeorg>
> wrote:
>
>> Warp wrote:
>>>> All three of these aren't correct.
>>>
>>>   Btw, wouldn't it be better to say "none of these three are correct"?
>>
>> 	Nope.
>>
>> 	It would be better to say "none of these three *is* correct".
>>
>> 	</nitpick>
>
> I don't think it would. Is is singular, are is plural, we are talking
> about three. ;)

Ah but is 'none' singular? Try "I think it is none of these three" vs. "I  
think it are none of these three" :-P

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