DGD asked me whether to use was or to use were in something she was writing.
^Neither the swimmers nor the club leader
was/were responsible for cleaning the pool.^
I thought I knew, but didn’t want to give her the wrong answer.
So we Googled it, and we discovered this.
www.facebook.com/share/r/1F8EKDuo2n/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Turned out I was right, but I’d never heard of proximity agreement
AIBU To Be So Annoyed at the Stupidity of This
Good Morning Sunday 21st June 2026
Gooseberry crop has disappeared
Father's Day Sunday — nobody makes cards for this type of dad
