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OP Here at work (for the federal gummint of the US of A), we're working on a document in which we're proposing to form three groups to address particular policy issues. Each of these groups is called a policy forum, and there's been some backing and forthing on which plural to use.
So, what do you all think? Fora is the correct plural for the Latin root word, and what I tend to use when pluralizing the word. However, it's now an English word and the dictionaries I've consulted all give "forums, also fora" suggesting that the first version is the preferred one.
The basic view of this question here seems to be that fora is more correct but sounds a bit snooty in something that will go out in a public government document, and that forums is clearer and simpler but may be viewed as less than correct by the snootier folks out there.
Which would youse use?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted snooty vs. simple Hyla 07/29/02 03:14 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Jackie 07/29/02 03:20 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Verlangen 07/29/02 04:15 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Wordwind 07/29/02 04:41 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Chemeng1992 07/29/02 04:45 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Chemeng1992 07/29/02 03:20 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Jackie 07/29/02 03:21 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Chemeng1992 07/29/02 03:26 PM Re: snooty vs. simple tsuwm 07/29/02 03:35 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Hyla 07/29/02 04:53 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Chemeng1992 07/29/02 05:47 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Hyla 07/29/02 07:13 PM Re: I vote for "forums" too AnnaStrophic 07/29/02 07:46 PM Re: snooty vs. simple dxb 07/29/02 03:36 PM Re: snooty vs. simple Jackie 07/29/02 03:55 PM
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