Is “Milk and Cookies” One Thing or Two? A New Language Term: The Santaback. Shoedabakers.

Today we use milk and cookies for Santa to figure out when compound subjects are singular or plural. We also invent a new language term: santaback. We hope you'll share your examples!

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