Posted by Jon on January 11, 2006 at 14:08:23 from 199.159.117.62 user Jon.
In Reply to: Phillip Pullman - New TV series posted by Jock on January 11, 2006 at 13:12:59:
A series is. Note the singular "a".
The books are. Here the plural form is used for the noun, hence for the verb as well.
Jon
Who admits to working in an industry which commonly refers to plurals in the singular (The data is.)