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R. Michael Weylandt <michael.weylandt <at> gmail.com> <michael.weylandt <at> 
gmail.com> writes:

> On Oct 10, 2013, at 11:50, François Pinard <pinard <at> iro.umontreal.ca> 
wrote:
> 
> > 
> > P.S. What is proper English: "nobody remember" or "nobody remembers"?
> > 
> 
> Remembers. 'Nobody' counts as singular, as does 'no one'. English isn't  
totally consistent on this
> matter, however, as 'none' takes a plural verb. 
> 
> No one is brave enough to skip the meeting, even though none of the bosses 
are going to attend. 

Actually, I think the latter clause is incorrect usage. The verb's subject is 
"none," not "bosses"; since the subject is singular, the verb form should be 
singular as well. It "feels wrong" to have a singular verb immediately after a 
plural noun, but that noun properly belongs to the preposition, not the verb.

I'm voting for "none of the bosses is going to attend."

hjh