Oh, “my family are” would also be correct in British English! Basically any noun that describes a collective is treated this way. It’s an interesting quirk and definitely sounds odd if you’re not used to it.

No, what I meant is that in American English you say “our team is winning”, but in British English you say “our team are winning”. The team is a unit made up of multiple people, and British English reflects the “multiple people” part whereas American English reflects the “unit” part.

Could it possibly be a regional thing, like how team is plural in British English and singular in American English?

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At a urologist appointment.

One. A straw is just an elongated donut, and I think you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who insists that donuts have two holes.

Probably fibromyalgia.

I really wanted to be a weaver.