Jeff wrote:
I say that "fora" is more correct, because it came first. "forums" was invented, if my theory holds, by people too lazy to remember an irregular plural.
I disagree with your supposition. In daily usage the English language changes, slowly and subtly. The repeated use of a foreign word slowly changes it from being a foreign word into being an "English" word,
What is the 'correct' plural of any of the following....
"bungalow", "colleen", "goy" ?
When a word is subsumed into another language it becomes subject to the grammatical whims of its new home.
"Fora" is 'correct' if one is speaking Latin, "Forums" is the English form of the plural.
To cure you of the dreaded Acronymists Block, I suggest that you get out your Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia and browse at random until inpsiration strikes....
ACRONYMISTS' BLOCK (2):
After Creativity Runs Off Needlessly, Your Mind Is Stuck. Take Some Books & Look Over Complex Knowledge.
Has no-one any education-related acronyms to add to those I cobbled together earlier in this thread?
