This Plural is a Singular

rogersgeorge on January 18th, 2021

You probably get this right, but it jumped out at me, so I thought I’d point it out. It’s a headline:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota sets June date for office return; CEO says flexibility will be key

At first I expected the plural form of the verb, “set,”but everybody knows that Blue Cross and Blue Shield is a single company, so the singular verb, “sets” is appropriate.

Easy lesson today.

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