"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message
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"Stu" wrote in message
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Driving
conditions will be extremely dangerous and the public is advised not
to make any journeys unless really necessary.

The public *is* advised ????

Rather than *are* advised I presume.
Both sound correct to me. There is only one public so *is* would
seem correct, but the public comprised many individuals so
*are* seems equally correct.

Col
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Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
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