http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/politics?s=t wrote:1. ( functioning as singular ) the practice or study of the art and science of forming, directing, and administrating states and other political units; the art and science of government; political science
2. ( functioning as singular ) the complex or aggregate of relationships of people in society, esp those relationships involving authority or power
3. ( functioning as plural ) political activities or affairs: party politics
4. ( functioning as singular ) the business or profession of politics
5. ( functioning as singular or plural ) any activity concerned with the acquisition of power, gaining one's own ends, etc: company politics are frequently vicious
6. ( functioning as plural ) opinions, principles, sympathies, etc, with respect to politics: his conservative politics
7. ( functioning as plural )
a. the policy-formulating aspects of government as distinguished from the administrative, or legal
b. the civil functions of government as distinguished from the military
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it can function as plural or singular

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so both is and are can be used?
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Yes. And in this case, both would mean close enough to the same thing.
"Are" seems more natural to me, but that doesn't mean that "is" is wrong.
"Are" seems more natural to me, but that doesn't mean that "is" is wrong.
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is is is
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Is is is, isn't it?
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it is not
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Is is is.
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what is is
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Anonymously Famous wrote:Is is is.
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There are a few exceptions, I'm sure. Still, I'm not sure why you didn't just copy and paste it.
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I think that it's stupid that you can change up people's quotes. They should do something about that.
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I think it's fun this way. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to quote outsiders.
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Misquoting is a problem in the real world, so I don't see why it shouldn't be in our forum world, too.
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