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our team has decided vs our team have decided

Both options can be correct, but there is a difference between them. 'Our team has decided' is used in American English, where collective nouns are treated as singular, while 'Our team have decided' is used in British English, where collective nouns can be treated as plural. The choice between them depends on the variety of English being used.
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our team has decided

This phrase is correct in American English, where collective nouns are treated as singular.

This phrase is commonly used in American English to indicate that the team, as a single unit, has made a decision.

Examples:

  • Our team has decided to implement the new strategy.
  • The team has decided to postpone the meeting.
  • Apr 23, 2024 ... I was so excited to see a wave of emails with “Congratulations, our team has decided to accept your Wayspot nomination” come through ...
  • Aug 26, 2019 ... In the meantime, our team has decided to stop using the Team feature for all tasks. Instead, we are manually adding people in that team to ...
  • May 3, 2024 ... I just got one of my nominations, Juutilaisen talo, being reviewed by Niantic (the email said our team has decided…) and to my surprise it ...
  • Apr 2, 2024 ... The "our team has decided" e-mails are a new thing & it means AI approved them. If it says "the community" it was reviewed by the community ...
  • Jun 23, 2024 ... And the emails were worded like so: “Congratulations, our team has decided to accept your Wayspot nomination.” Upvote 1. Downvote Reply reply
  • Apr 8, 2019 ... Hey everyone, Our team has decided we want to start a 501c3 because the school's current PO system has been a huge issue to deal with.
  • Oct 7, 2024 ... 66 likes, 0 comments - havenworshipcenter on October 7, 2024: "Our team has decided to reschedule Bloom Ladies Night due to the unknown ...
  • Jan 13, 2011 ... Our team has decided on an elevator/ lift mechanism to pick up tubes from the feeder slot. We want to have something like a an aluminum L- shaped hook that ...
  • Oct 7, 2021 ... Our team has decided to start development of a new Android app using Jetpack Compose (a declarative UI). I've been having difficulty trying to port that sample ...

Alternatives:

  • Our team has made a decision
  • Our team has come to a conclusion

our team have decided

This phrase is correct in British English, where collective nouns can be treated as plural.

This phrase is commonly used in British English to indicate that the team, as a group of individuals, has made a decision.

Examples:

  • Our team have decided to go with option B.
  • The team have decided to proceed with the project.
  • Dec 1, 2023 ... ... our team have decided to hold up the release of the lyric video until after the first of next year. Sometime in early January we will have a ...
  • Oct 29, 2024 ... Our team have decided to make a device that could help to more efficiently and cost effective solution to clean rope as research has shown ...
  • May 4, 2011 ... As this blows the code, our team have decided to write code like this (no, this wasn't my choice!): public void methode(final boolean b) ...
  • Once you and our team have decided upon a treatment plan, we will discuss in depth the steps in your treatment, as well as the time frame and financial ...
  • Nov 6, 2017 ... ... Our team have decided to process your request and transfer it to our Player Experience Manager for further review. Tooday we have 2017-11-6...
  • Jul 23, 2020 ... Engager. ‎07-27-2020 07:22 AM. Thank you so much for your quick chli_splunk. Our team have decided to reinstall the system and components, so ...
  • After you and our team have decided that a bridge is the right treatment for your smile, we'll need to prepare your tooth or teeth, depending on which bridge ...
  • The “Keto” Challenge – Part of our team have decided to give the Ketogenic Diet a run, with some for the first time, and some that have experience in this diet ...

Alternatives:

  • Our team members have decided
  • The members of our team have made a decision

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