On 08 August 2003 19:00, Jason Wong wrote: > Whereas changelog, history, release notes will summarise what bugs > were fixed between versions. None of these resources are called > errata although some linux distros may present these as erratum > (plural?).
Well, since you ask, erratum is the singular and errata the plural. Other words ending -um and derived from Latin behave similarly (datum, data; stadium, stadia; consortium, consortia; etc.). (There are also words in English derived from Greek which have singular ending -on and plural ending -a -- notably criterion/criteria. Microsoft doesn't understand this, and gets it tooth-jarringly wrong all over Excel and its help files.) Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
