Thursday, August 11, 2011

When in Rome...(plural of words from Latin)

There are some words adopted from Latin that are a source of confusion. They are grouped according to endings, and today we'll focus on the ones ending in "um" in the singular. These words change the "um" to "a" in the plural.

                           one bacteriUM is          >         many bacteriA are
                           one mediUM is             >         many mediA are
                           one datUM is                >         many datA are
                           one curriculUM is         >         many curriculA are
                           one memorandUM is    >         many memorandA are

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