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.
Pronouns in First Person, Second Person, and Third Person. Refer to LB Brief handbook, beginning page 266, concerning the use of pronouns. A pronoun is a word that substitutes a noun, such as it (substituting for the name of a certain. object) or a person, such as he (substituting for the name of a person).