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RegDwigнt
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Which pronoun refers to a group such as an orchestra — "they" or "it"?

Which pronoun should be used to refer to, say, an orchestra? Does it go on concert tours, or do they?

Intuitively I’d go for “they”, but intuition is known to fail…

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