To which universities is he applying? or (probably more correct) To what universities is he applying? > --- J C <greyw01f at hotmail.com> wrote: > ... > > > On a side note, (please label replies to this portion something new) my > > girlfriend and I were talking, and she mentioned that her younger > > brother > > was now applying to university. I asked, and I quote: > > > > Which universities is he apply...wait. > > Don't wait! It's right. > > > Which universities are he > > applying....wait...GAH > > > > What universities is...are...*%@.... > > > > So what's the correct way of saying this? > > > > What universities am I applying to? > > What universities are you applying to? > > What universities are we applying to? > > What universities are they appyling to? > > What universities am he applying to???? heheheheeh I hate english. > > "What universities is he applying to?" Because you say "He *is* > applying to five universities." The tendency to make a verb agree > with the previous noun has been called "attraction", and a lot of > people do it, but it's not part of standard English. > > Jerry Friedman > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > All your favorites on one personal page – Try My Yahoo! > http://my.yahoo.com