Happy birthday Nick!

[Monkey]

I would say things like:

"La policía están en la escuela."

rather than:

"La policía está en la escuela."

Also, I'll say:

"Mi familia tienen un perro."

rather than:

"Mi familia tenemos un perro."

[Ice]

Ah, I see. For the last one, wouldn't it be Mi familia tiene un perro? I guess mi familia does include you, but family would be a generic noun... hmm!

[Monkey]

...

MAYBE

This is my problem. ;-;