Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 ....far from enhancing the spiritual prospects of the audience, such discourses were liable to cause their spiritual death. As "the audience" doesn't agree with "their", should "audience" be changed to "hearers", or "their" to "its"? Or perhaps idiom allows "their" with audience, group, party, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 At 08:59 PM 12/14/2006 -0500, Bhakti Vikasa Swami wrote: >...far from enhancing the spiritual prospects of the audience, such >discourses were liable to cause their spiritual death. > >As "the audience" doesn't agree with "their", should "audience" be changed >to "hearers", or "their" to "its"? Or perhaps idiom allows "their" with >audience, group, party, etc. "audience" = "group" more or less. This from dictionary: Usage Note: Group as a collective noun can be followed by a singular or plural verb. It takes a singular verb when the persons or things that make up the group are considered collectively: The dance group is ready for rehearsal. Group takes a plural verb when the persons or things that constitute it are considered individually: The group were divided in their sympathies. ergo: "audience" ..... "their" ok. Your servant, Dravida dasa >-- > > >Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.18/586 - Release >12/13/2006 6:13 PM > > > > >-- > > >Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.18/586 - Release >12/13/2006 6:13 PM ------------------------------ Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.20/588 - Release 12/15/2006 10:02 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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