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Pleading guilty before I get named ... If I was one of those, then it
doesn't say much for the classes in which you learnt your lessons,
Richard ;-) Or was I just plain inattentive, and distracted more by
the periodicals section of the institution then housed in the Goa
Medical College and Hospital from 1985-1987? (Apologies to Richard for
letting everyone into his secret. We were classmates ... in
prehistoric times!) --FN
On 22/10/06, Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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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