Hm. This probably means Alexander will be out of there by the time Felix shows up. Which actually might be okay, considering the company. *** Maybe it’s the difference between Brit English and American English, but shouldn’t it be, “The Egyptian dance troupe IS leaving”?
It can be either, technically. For a collective noun like “troupe” you can use singular for the whole entity (“the troupe is leaving before the prince gets any weird ideas”), or plural (“the dance troupe are collecting their belongings to hightail it out of here”) to show there are multiple members in the group. I tend to default to the plural verb 🙂
It’s this villa here and here, up the coast, where Domitian has been getting his crazy on for the past few months without brotherly interference and had a ringside seat for the volcanic festivities.
A mere little pied-à-terre compared to his own family getaway villa closer to the city of Rome.
“Oh, no, not again.”
I hope Alexander makes it.
Hm. This probably means Alexander will be out of there by the time Felix shows up. Which actually might be okay, considering the company. *** Maybe it’s the difference between Brit English and American English, but shouldn’t it be, “The Egyptian dance troupe IS leaving”?
It can be either, technically. For a collective noun like “troupe” you can use singular for the whole entity (“the troupe is leaving before the prince gets any weird ideas”), or plural (“the dance troupe are collecting their belongings to hightail it out of here”) to show there are multiple members in the group. I tend to default to the plural verb 🙂
P.S. What location is that? Looks very impressive from the outside.
It’s this villa here and here, up the coast, where Domitian has been getting his crazy on for the past few months without brotherly interference and had a ringside seat for the volcanic festivities.
A mere little pied-à-terre compared to his own family getaway villa closer to the city of Rome.
Haven’t seen Sweetums in a while. How’re things with him?
Sweetums is under the care of Titus.
Headsup Klio! BBC has a new article on reading Herculaneum scrolls. We’re inching closer.