Definitely autumn

[magid]

I just lit the pilot on the furnace and turned the heat on.

It's amazing how much difference five degrees make.

Comments

[queue.livejournal.com]

Or would it be "how much difference five degrees makes"? Let's start this debate again, but this time in your journal.

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

Not that you care about my opinion, but I think you are correct. If you are increasing the heat by a unit or chunk of five degrees, then you are basically dealing with a collective singular, and the correct conjugation is "makes." If you are dealing with each degree as a separate entity, then the conjugation is "make," but that's not what magid's usage would indicate.

[magid.livejournal.com]

I debated make/makes before posting. I thought of "Five degrees make a difference", and that sounded right, so thought this was ok. If not, well, chalk one up to exhaustion.

[pinkrose70.livejournal.com]

It is my opinion that Magid posted correctly.

But,if she (and I) are wrong, that's fine too. I enjoy her posts on her produce and wonderful meals. ;)

[magid.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the compliments! :-)