Depending on the method of preparation, defrosting may be suggested. 1  Allow 12 to 24 hours to defrost steaks, depending on thickness.  Allow 4 to 7 hours per pound to defrost large roasts or thick compact pot roasts.
A myth has emerged that none always requires a singular verb. Not true. The word none can take the singular or the plural. In the words of New Fowler: It is a mistake to suppose that the pronoun [none] is singular only and must at all costs be followed by singular verbs or pronouns . . . . At all times since the reign of King Alfred the choice of plural or singular . . . has been governed by the surrounding words or by the notional sense. New Fowler, p. 526.
Example: Both methods of repairing this faulty/vague pronoun error eliminate the pronoun and, thus, eliminate the need for an antecedent. Below, another example shows how this error in pronoun reference occurs when a pronoun is used to stand for (refer to) a whole group of words INSTEAD OF one clear noun antecedent.nother kind of faulty / vague pronoun reference problem occurs when writers use a pronoun without giving the pronoun any antecedent at all. Example: In this example, the pronoun they has NO noun antecedent to which it can refer. Here is another example of a pronoun without any antecedent at all.