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Hey Richard,
You have an eye for detail. Alumnus is the correct
word. People use alumni incorrectly.
Take care,
Selma
--- richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Among today"s 21/10/2006 posts three of the
> Goanetters used the form,
> "alumni" to mean a single ex-student. I had to rush
> to my weatherbeaten
> dictionary to check upon the word and I found that
> "alumnus" is singular of
> "alumni". There was however one Goanetter, and that
> was Selma who used it
> correctly according to the dictionary.
> Perhaps the plural can also be used with a singular
> meaning? Just asking.
> Please dont mind.Have a nice day!
> Richard Cabral
>
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