Scoresman
Footballguy
This has been bothering me for a long time. Take the two phrases below .
"San Francisco are down by a touchdown at the end of the half"
"San Francisco is down by a touchdown at the end of the half."
Are both of these correct? I hear commentators use the first all the time and it drives me crazy because it just sounds wrong. "San Francisco" is one city, one team, so why isnt the singular "is" used in this case? But I hear the first used all the time so it must be right I guess. Drives me nuts.
"San Francisco are down by a touchdown at the end of the half"
"San Francisco is down by a touchdown at the end of the half."
Are both of these correct? I hear commentators use the first all the time and it drives me crazy because it just sounds wrong. "San Francisco" is one city, one team, so why isnt the singular "is" used in this case? But I hear the first used all the time so it must be right I guess. Drives me nuts.