Lureen tells Ennis over the phone: "He was cremated, like he wanted, and half his ashes was interred here."
=question= FGH
Are U sure that Lureen said "was" (wrong) -- or "were" (right)?? Juss wondrin'. Can someone please play your BBM dvd and go to the very end w/ Lureen on the phone w/ Ennis to determine if she actually said "was"?! I can imagine Ennis sayin' that but not the educated junior Mrs. Twist.
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The screenplay says "was", and while I haven't watched my DVD again tonight, I'm pretty sure she does in the movie as well.
-amh
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Just to add my two cents: our Junior Mrs. Twist is correct (if those nuns taught me right!): "half" is the subject, and requires "was".
Sorta like when you say, "none of those bikers was very nice."
--Paul (southendmd)