Message Forum: Re: Alumni

Re: Alumni

Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.36.53
Date: Friday, February 23, 2001, at 11:41:04
In Reply To: Re: Alumni posted by Don the Monkeyman on Friday, February 23, 2001, at 07:30:23:

> > > Don "Proud U of C Engineering Alumni" Monkey
> >
> > Gah. Gah gah gah. If you're talking abut just yourself (which you appear to be), it's "alumnus". Singular. (For a female, by the way, it's "alumna".) I had this pounded into my head in Latin class. I'm sorry to point this out, but...
> >
> > Saku[picker of totally unrelated nits]ra
>
> Oops. I DO know that, but I so rarely get to use the term in its singular form that I forgot. Sorry.
>
> Don "sheepish grin" Monkey

Cheer up Don, I still can't say, "These data."
Howard