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Latin plurals

Some are so common that we don't realise they are plurals: alumni, data, criteria. Some can sound pedantic and put the reader off.

fora – use forums
formulae – use formulas
syllabi – use syllabuses

See also Foreign words and expressions


Liaise and liaison

Note the spelling. Some spell-checking functions get this wrong.


Links

See Web addresses