August 24, 2008
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The Olympics and Proper English
Which of the following is correct?
A.
The Olympics has come to an end.B. The Olympics have come to an end.
Which of the following is correct?
A.
The Olympics has come to an end.
B. The Olympics have come to an end.
Comments (141)
have?
The Olympics ass come to an end.
I can’t concentrate because of the pictures! AHHH!
B.
“the olympics” …focus on “THE”
lol yeah i do the profile pic change on purpose.
your readers need to come to the light…
ENTER..THE LIGHT
b
@TakingxOverxMe - lmao
I vote for “End the Olympics”
Olympics = series of contests = plural; therefore, I say “have.”
If it were: “The 2008 Olympiad..” then I’d go with “has come to an end”
B
The Olympic games have come to an end. The Olympics have come to an end. I agree with @circumstances_mean_nothing - If it were: “The 2008 Olympiad..” then I’d go with “has come to an end”
How about “The Olympics are over” ?
HAVEEEEEEE
The Olympics have ended
A. “The Olympics” is a proper noun that can be replaced with the general “it.” It’s an easy test.
@circumstances_mean_nothing - if it were “The Olympic Games” then it would be “have.” “The Olympics” is not plural. It’s an event and therefore singular.
Has.
You missed a Brasil Butt.
B
b
Have. Olympics is a plural word used to describe the Olympic games so “have” is correct.
@circumstances_mean_nothing - Olympics = series of contests = plural; therefore, I say “have.”
In this useage, “Olympics” is understood to be the collective of such contests. The reference is to the grouping of contests and not particular or individual contests.
B.
Has.
“Olympics” is singular.
According to the Encarta dictionary, “Olympics” can be accompanied by either a plural or singular verb.
Everybody hug!
This is a trick question so I’m going with both. It reminds me of Willow asking Giles about slay and slew. Or was it slayed? Whatever you’re just trying to trick us so I’m going the oddball route.
I’m lost…LOL Remember it was really hot in China so why not wear near to nothing clothes…HAHAHA
Posting like this on Sunday. For shame! :p
B
do you even know who acually won the gold in women’s volleyball?…….
@fullmetalbunny - Sadly, the English language is accommodating to idiots.
Are you sure we’re asking about proper grammar?? Is this about grammar?
@onlyFORaLILwhile - Beach: Walsh and May.
Regular: Brazil.
A. has
as mentioned by Nikolais_apprentice, you can replace the Olympics with “it”, therefore, the answer is A.
i was wondering if that was going to come up…
i think some people say “the olympics” = “they”
and some “it”
probably one of those unresolvable issues. depends on how you look at the situation. if you see “the olympics” as one large event made up of smaller events then “it has.” if you see “the olympics” as all the many events then “they have”
whatever
have C ? haha
when referring to THIS particular olympics event, the 2009 olympics, the proper way is “has” because it’s referring to 1 singular group of things,
however, when referring to ALL of the olympics events in the past years, you would say “have” because ALL of the olympics 2009 and olympics 2008 and 2007 have ended.
A sounds better but B is proper English. But really it could go either way depending on which way you are speaking of the Olympics.
If you say ‘The Olympics have come to an end’ it kind of implies the Olympics and its entirety have ended… for good.
while saying ‘The Olympics has come to an end’ talks only of this past Olympics.
so choice A!
B.
Have, I think. But something tells me this won’t be the end of those butt pics…Hehe…end, butt….Good grief, I’ve gotta stop hanging out with some of my friends….
Uh…. what was the question?
B. obviously.
B…. nice pics dan ^_~
At first I thought it was A, but…
Have, because it’s plural.
There did seem to be a lot more focus on the booties this time around.
A. is right. the article “the” is used for singular nouns. you wouldn’t call the olympics “these olympics”, would you? so saying “the olympics have come to an end” would be incorrect, because of inconsistency., if that makes any sense. “olympics” is a singular proper noun.
the Olympics have ended.
Ummm…
“Game Over” Lets Hugz!!!
If that doesnt work, I’d say “B”
Don’t care. I just like the pictures.
B my friend
I would love to have a butt like that!!!!
i think it’s B… and you would put up pictures of asses….
B.
Jesus fucking Christ that is some hott ass.
“Has”.
Have. Fin.
B – because it stands for “The Olympic Games”, which is plural.
I’d say ‘have’ as well due to The Olympics being a multitude of tournaments/competitions.
it does not matter, so long as the attire continue to have a happy ending…..
B
Now tell us who’s right.
have. i should think.
A – Because Olympics refers to the Event . Therefore HAS.. Regardles whether there are several competitions. It is considered as an event. that happened this 2008 that extended for several days..
B. Of course. Grammar school stuff. Your into deriers aren’t you?
Faxburn
BTW I like those butts. who are they? So sexy nice to watch.,not the games outcome.
A. has
Definitely-> Has.
It’s probably either.
And those are some great asses, Dan.
A
B
A
B.
Have, Olympics is short for Olympic games, so by itself it ireplaces the word games, which is plural. Replaced with another word, it would be
They have come to an end.
A!
Have.
Say it with me now, HAVE.
Those are the only pictures you could find?
A.
Nice ass shots by the way.
irregardless, those are some nice ends……..
B.
If you consider the Olympics to be one event, A. If you consider the Olympics to be more than one event, B.
I’m going to say they are both correct?
LOL, well at least they have a nice ending
Has. Olympics is not referring to a multiple of something.
If you said “The Olympic games have come to an end”
But I feel like “The Olympics has come to an end” is right.
I don’t know. I struggle on this stuff.
B!
It’s has. While “the olympics have come” sounds the best, “the olympics” is a collective noun. There is no single “olympic” (used as a noun, it works, however, as an adjective), so there cannot be a plural “olympics” to take a plural inflection.
Mmmm…the conjugation game is one of my favorites!
A, “has”, because it’s referring to a single series of events.
Tricky though.
If Olympics means “all of the sporting events” then it would be have.
If Olympics means “the worldwide sporting event” then it would be has.
B, even if it isn’t…it sounds much better that way.
the olympics have cum to an end.
Are these the Olympics or another episode of “Girls Gone Wild”?! You’d think that the Olympic Committee would exercise a little more good taste than to allow these girls to run around before the world with their backsides hanging out. Call me prudish if you will, but the idea is for the top athletes of the world to compete in good will and sportsmanship. It’s supposed to present a good moral example for young people to follow. Rank exhibitionism should play no part- Amanda Beard to the contrary!
It should be “The Olympics HAVE come to an end.”… “Olympics” being a plural. The double entendre is noted!
Now that’s what I called sexy butts. Wish I could touch them!
titillation and a grammar lesson… man, this is my kind of theology… you must be carrying on Flip Wilson’s Church of What’s Happenin’ Now
while i think have sounds better, i believe it would be has.
sounds crappy though.
those girls need to cover up a little! i’m not a prude, but really… i mean, it’s not THAT kind of sporting event
HAS
B., Have.
what do the ass pics have to do with grammar?
There’s a grammar question in there? Hmm…All I know is the Chinese don’t have proper grammar either way…we is not too good with the subject verb agreement. So either one works…or was it either one work? Oh well…back to the pics.
Has. Olympics is singular. Duhzz
“The Olympics” is short for “The Olympic Games” so it’s plural.
A?
Olympics = games, so “have”. And I’m glad, because I thought there was no end in sight
Olympics is a collective noun.
See I used is instead of are.
Use singular verbs.
has…. it refers to ONE group, not multiple groups.
Correct version:
The irrelevant Olympics held in a country which violates human rights like it eats breakfast and which produces the shoddiest crap American corporate executives can dream up to waste natural resources have mercifully ended their drain on the limited attention of twenty-first century human beings.
Now maybe we can get on the real business at hand, such as protecting the citizens of Georgia from the rampaging Russian Bear. And protecting American citizens from their own rampaging government that abuses its power.
But if you are looking for the simple answer to your question, “Olympics” is a plural noun in sentence construction, even though it is a singular noun in our understanding. Like the Rolling Stones, the Olympics are finished.
The answer is A
@fullmetalbunny - I was about to say that. Not everything in the English language is as confusing and absolute as people like to think. Some of it is so damned convoluted that nobody is sure what is correct.
It could be either. You could say A, assuming that “Olympics” is singular, or B, assuming that “Olympics” is plural.
A! With no doubt and hesitation!!! LOL
x0x MK
If you regard “the olympics” as a single event in history, then “The olympics has come to an end.” would be correct. However, if you look at “the olympics” as various games (i.e. the olympic games) then “The olympics have come to an end.” would be appropriate for use. =D
ultimately, that the olympic games have come to an end is beyond question.
b
you guys make me so confuse ~~~~~
the olympics have come to an end!
Have. Though I dont know why the booty pictures are necessary.
olympics is ONE event. its like saying “The sale has come to an end.” or “The birthday party has come to an end.” s
B
By the way are these the only pictures that you could find? Major ass cheeks are showing but considering this is your site I am far from shocked.
both!
What do photos of women’s butts have to do with the grammar lesson?
@GhostBenjimon - Too funny..
B. “The Olympics” is short for “The Olympic Games”.
@fullmetalbunny - They are correct. “Olympics” can be seen as either a singular event, or a series of games. Both options are acceptable.
@behindthedimples - The game. The games. “The” doesn’t make a difference.
Is the first picture of Olympic competitors? Because their tops have strings and aren’t a sports top. Someone needs to lay off the Google image search.
B!
Woo. I <3 grammar.
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…. I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention. What was the question again?
… have?
I would say A.
B. sounds awkward
I guess if you’re talking about The Olympics as a title in quotation marks, it might be acceptable to say “has”.
But I would put all of my money on B first.
And dan, these pictures are getting somewhat obnoxious.
B.
the first one
Ewww. Why do they grab each others’ asses?
B
Dan, why do you keep repeating display women butt cracks in your post? I find it too be very naughty thing to do. And you called yourselves Conservative Christian!
has!
A because “The Olympics” is a name of an event, so it’s not plural.
B, Have is the proper word to use there I believe.
a is correct
olympics is singular.
even though b sounds better
HAVE!!
@TakingxOverxMe - I think you got the point of this entry. haha.
have. the phrase “the olympics” is plural, implying many events. if you were to say “the 29th olympiad,” a singular, all-encompassing way of stating it, then you would use has.
B
Tricky, but the answer is B.
bootylicious!! lol
B: Have