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		Mordor on Dec 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The hum that helps to fight crime I've always thought of it like this, saying "a gang" is an abbreviation for "a gang of criminals" and then the plural relates to the "criminals".

jongraehl on Dec 14, 2012 [–]

Which is why you say "A pack of cigarettes *cost $5"? :)

(should be "costs" in us-en, of course)

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