Generate the answer for a given question. The question requires common knowledge of English. Make sure that the answer is in detail, long, consistent with the context, and requires general knowledge of English. To be less repetitive, please vary your language for each question. Give a proper explanation to answer, and if necessary, provide the definition of various terms. And conclude your answer if it's long. If you have used other resources (e.g., Merriam Webster's.) to answer the question, include citations in your answer. You don't need to paraphrase the context of your resources, but make sure that your answer is consistent and complete.

Example Input: Possible Duplicate: Is a company always plural, or are small companies singular? When I'm referring to a group of multiple things, should it be considered singular or plural for the purposes of applying a verb to it? For example, which is correct in the examples below? A sentence is a group of words that is followed by a period. A sentence is a group of words that are followed by a period. The group of people constitutes a jury. The group of people constitute a jury. A group of crows is called a 'murder'. A group of crows are called a 'murder'. My instinct is that it depends on whether the verb is referncing the group itself or the members of the group directly, but is that right?.
Example Output: According to the OALD, group can actually serve as either a plural or singular noun. The category they give is 'countable + singular or plural verb'. So, an example of correct use is: A group of us is/are going to the theatre this evening. For any of your examples, both is and are can be used. I think the difference between them is as you say: use is when you are referring to the group, and use are when you are referring to the members of a given group. This page on when to use 'group' as plural from Washington State University backs this up, saying: When the group is being considered as a whole, it can be treated as a single entity: 'the group was ready to go on stage.' But when the individuality of its members is being emphasized, 'group' is plural: 'the group were in disagreement about where to go for dinner.' To analyze your given examples, here are some notes: A sentence is a group of words that is followed by a period. Use this form if you're talking about the group itself. That is, a sentence is a group of words followed by a period. A sentence is a group of words that are followed by a period. This implies that 'This. Is. A. Sentence' is a sentence. The group of people constitutes a jury. The group of people constitute a jury. This would be more correct, since you are describing the nature of the group. A group of crows is called a 'murder'. This would be correct, since you're again describing an entire group. A group of crows are called a 'murder'.

Example Input: Possible Duplicate: 'Unregister' vs 'Deregister' I'm just wondering what the consensus would be on the antonym of register. The intended use of the word is for a website. Users can register for the site, and should they desire, they can also 'unregister'. Can you list a set of words that would fit the problem domain?.
Example Output: There are several words including 'cancel', 'eradicate', 'rescind', but I think the most relevant word is: Deregister Taken from here

Example Input: I am watching a UK TV programme called 'The Apprentice'. The candidates have to sell guided tours. Some candidates are terrible at giving these tours. They fluff their lines, or they haven't researched, or they make up 'facts'. Watching their ineptitude cause a feeling of discomfort. What is the best word for this discomfort? The German word schadenfreude means roughly 'the pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others'. The word I want would be almost an antonym of schadenfreude - 'the discomfort derived from the mosfortunes of others'. Except not the misfortunes but the uselessness of others.
Example Output:
vicarious embarrassment The very uncomfortable sympathetic feeling experienced while you watch someone else embarrassing themselves. This feeling is often intensified when the person embarrassing themself is not aware of how embarrassing their behavior is. In this case it is more like you are feeling the embarrassment on their behalf. The Opposite Of Schadenfreude: Vicarious Embarrassment Vicarious Embarrassment: Witnessing Awkward Moments Triggers Pain Centers In The Brain Your Flaws Are My Pain: Linking Empathy To Vicarious Embarrassment Validation and correlates of the vicarious embarrassment scale Facepalm (slang) is another possible translation of the import term (from German) fremdschamen. A German term which describes the process of being vicariously embarrassed by someone else. For example when somebody's concept for a great party gag goes terrible wrong and you watch him fail in the middle of all of his friends. Tom was completely wasted while he held the speech on Mike's wedding party. Fremdschamen in perfection. urban dictionary 'Fremdschamen describes the almost-horror you feel when you notice that somebody is oblivious to how embarrassing they truly are,' writes Daniel Hawes in Psychology Today. 'Fremdscham [the noun] occurs when someone who should feel embarrassed for themselves simply is not, and you start feeling embarrassment in their place.' ... the auditions for American Idol and all of the related rip-offs are Fremdschamen factories, Alo's suggestion of 'cringeworthy' is also very valid. More generally, here in the UK we sometimes talk about 'car crash' or 'train crash' TV. In the US they call it a 'train wreck'.