When I was young, my family was/were very poor

When I was young, my family was/were very poor.

Which is the correct verb?

Thanks.

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In AmE at least, it would be “my family was”.

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Thanks, Arinker!

Does that mean the British version is “My family were poor”?

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I don’t know. I didn’t want to make a broader statement as BrE has some different rules on plurals.

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