A Question on English Grammar

[GeneralHankerchief]

In your first example, the construction of your two sentences imply that "it" or "they" refers to the surfing wear. If you want them to refer to the company or the workers, I suggest that you re-word the first sentence to place the subject directly before the "it."

As for the second example, the first sentence is correct.

[Shaka_Khan]

In your first example, the construction of your two sentences imply that "it" or "they" refers to the surfing wear. If you want them to refer to the company or the workers, I suggest that you re-word the first sentence to place the subject directly before the "it."...

Oops. Thanks. I'll try again.

I like Billabong International. It sells surfing wear.
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I like Billabong International. They sell surfing wear.

[Tamur]

Naturally I would say that you'd use the plural form everywhere.

Billabong sell surfing wear. They charge too much for it.

Chelsea announced a tour of China today. They will go in 2008.



As for your second question, are you asking which of:

A group of travellers went to the store. They bought lutefisk by the kilo.

and

The group of travellers went to the store. It bought lutefisk by the kilo.

would be correct? If so, my English says the first one is correct... the second with it sounds extremely odd. But this is an area where I know UK and American English are wildly different, so some other opinions might be good.

[Shaka_Khan]

Does this mean that I was wrong? I was talking about this to my friend in school. English is his second language. Oh the humiliation. I have lost the initiative.

[sapi]

it the company, and it the country, but they is used for people

[naut]

Both make sense nonetheless.

[sapi]

The second part of the second example in the first post doesn't