- From: David G. Durand <dgd@cs.bu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 13:16:19 -0500
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
At 6:44 AM 2/4/97, Peter Flynn wrote: >Harvey Bingham writes: >> I hope we do plan to allow more than one terminus? [1.4 e:] >> If so, we need a plural form. > >Despite my fondness for Latin, I think terminus has been anglicized >for long enough to have acquired an -es plural. Problem is, terminuses >sounds terrible and termini is a lot easier to say. Is there really >no other word? If we use termini, then we can leave it to vulgarians to get it wrong, if they wish. I've never heard terminuses, and, like a purple cow, I never hope to hear it. I think terminus is a good word... If it was good enough for the Romans, it's good enough for me! -- David I am not a number. I am an undefined character. _________________________________________ David Durand dgd@cs.bu.edu \ david@dynamicDiagrams.com Boston University Computer Science \ Sr. Analyst http://www.cs.bu.edu/students/grads/dgd/ \ Dynamic Diagrams --------------------------------------------\ http://dynamicDiagrams.com/ MAPA: mapping for the WWW \__________________________
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