Eeek! Conflicting answers. I was thinking "is" but it's sounding strange to me.
I know, world in peril and we have to work together. This is my last office romance, I'll tell you that.
Buffy ,'End of Days'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Daisy Jane - Jun 26, 2007 7:58:50 am PDT #4797 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Dana - Jun 26, 2007 7:59:14 am PDT #4798 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
"none of which is more deserving" or "none of which are more deserving"?
Okay, from googling, it appears the internet disagrees about whether none is singular or plural. What's the full context of the sentence?
shrift - Jun 26, 2007 8:00:26 am PDT #4799 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Did LJ just go down on anyone else, and not in the fun way?
ETA: Never mind, it seems to have recovered.
Daisy Jane - Jun 26, 2007 8:02:10 am PDT #4800 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I want to commend [your company] for making these kinds of capacity building grants available to deserving organizations, none of which is more deserving than [my company].
Tom Scola - Jun 26, 2007 8:02:26 am PDT #4801 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'm changing my answer to "is". And "which" is the subject, not "none".
Dana - Jun 26, 2007 8:03:24 am PDT #4802 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Okay, so the "none" is referring to a singular object, "my company". So I still vote singular.
The common example I'm finding is: "None of the cake was left" vs. "None of the cookies were left."
Daisy Jane - Jun 26, 2007 8:04:35 am PDT #4803 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
see that's why I'm thinking plural, because none refers back to organizations.
Dana - Jun 26, 2007 8:07:35 am PDT #4804 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
see that's why I'm thinking plural, because none refers back to organizations.
Nope. "none of which is more deserving" refers to your company, not to all of the organizations.
Connie Neil - Jun 26, 2007 8:10:44 am PDT #4805 of 10001
brillig
Holy shit! (for fans of Egyptology)
Egyptologists think they have identified with certainty the mummy of Hatshepsut, the most famous queen to rule ancient Egypt, found in a humble tomb in the Valley of the Kings, an archaeologist said on Monday.
Good ol' ubiquitous Zahi Hawass will hold an official news conference tomorrow.
Ginger - Jun 26, 2007 8:14:35 am PDT #4806 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
None takes on the pluralness or singleness of its reference. I think it would be plural, since the phrase means "none of these companies is more deserving." None is such a chameleon that most people would consider singular or plural correct.