The plural of "forum"....

iyou · Sep 1st, 2004, 01:44

...is "fora", not "forums". Is anyone besides me bothered by stuff like this? I know it's trivial to most, but to me these things matter.

Merchant · Sep 1st, 2004, 01:52

It's "fora" if you speak Latin. In America, where we speak "American" (and not the Queen's English), it's "forums."

We're not big on Latin plurals anymore, except maybe for "data," but no one is aware that the word is already plural.

skell · Sep 1st, 2004, 03:39

LOL iyou. what else R U bothered by?

"A man, a plan, a canal, Panama."

iyou · Sep 1st, 2004, 03:49

Hmmmm....sure, I guess that's true, but I wonder if it's the whole truth. I'm an American, and my American College Dictionary shows the plural as both "forums" and "fora". I guess I'm just olde fashioned! Auditoriums, stadiums, addendums, etc. Yuck! I'll take auditoria, stadia and addenda any day.

getgopi1 · Sep 1st, 2004, 04:00

iyou, those kinds of words are used a lot in Asterix comics, which are very popular in India. But Asterix is a French character so it has not really taken on here in the US

Although one of the first things I did on arriving in the US is buy as many Asterix comics as I could.

A Celtic Gaul named Asterix

indiamike · Sep 1st, 2004, 04:27

I mostly speak in Ebonics and just slang so everything I write or do on the site is typed the way I would speak it. What can I tell you

Most people outside of where I live have no clue what I am saying most of the time anyway

iyou · Sep 1st, 2004, 05:03

You could tell me I'm a picky SOB

Apana · Sep 1st, 2004, 05:45

It used to bother me and I used to use 'fora' until I checked the dictionary. It bothers other people as well; a recent post in another forum asked whether Latin was dead!

The plural of 'forum' is 'forums.' 'Fora' is used when referring to the public fora of ancient Rome. (The New Oxford Dictionary of English 1998)

Apana

iyou · Sep 1st, 2004, 06:28

Not to worry. I'll find something else to moan about. Other forums await me!

vistet · Sep 1st, 2004, 12:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by iyou

Is anyone besides me bothered by stuff like this?

You`re not alone in this .. ;-)

SydneyKate · Sep 1st, 2004, 14:08

Have you guys read "Eats, Shoots & Leaves". I think you would love it.

Jeroen · Sep 1st, 2004, 15:34

Yeah, I get a rash too. They should burn those dictionaries.
And indeed, 'Eats, shoots, and leaves' is cool... and available cheap in India (I read it in the Kinnaur valley, HP, and left my copy in the Sarahan monastery hotel, telling them to give it to a foreigner - ask for it if you pass by!).

Sep 1st, 2004, 01:44	#1
iyou Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 502	The plural of "forum".... ...is "fora", not "forums". Is anyone besides me bothered by stuff like this? I know it's trivial to most, but to me these things matter. __________________ . . . --May a moody baby doom a yam.

Sep 1st, 2004, 04:00	#5
getgopi1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 105	iyou, those kinds of words are used a lot in Asterix comics, which are very popular in India. But Asterix is a French character so it has not really taken on here in the US Although one of the first things I did on arriving in the US is buy as many Asterix comics as I could. A Celtic Gaul named Asterix __________________ - Gopi

Sep 1st, 2004, 15:34	#12
Jeroen A government of India undertaking Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 296	I'm with iyou Yeah, I get a rash too. They should burn those dictionaries. And indeed, 'Eats, shoots, and leaves' is cool... and available cheap in India (I read it in the Kinnaur valley, HP, and left my copy in the Sarahan monastery hotel, telling them to give it to a foreigner - ask for it if you pass by!). __________________ 'To see the world in a grain of sand; and heaven in a wild flower; to hold infinity in the palm of your hand; and eternity in an hour'

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Sep 1st, 2004, 01:52	#2
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	It's "fora" if you speak Latin. In America, where we speak "American" (and not the Queen's English), it's "forums." We're not big on Latin plurals anymore, except maybe for "data," but no one is aware that the word is already plural.

Sep 1st, 2004, 03:39	#3
skell Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The OC Posts: 975	LOL iyou. what else R U bothered by? "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama."

Sep 1st, 2004, 03:49	#4
iyou Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 502	Hmmmm....sure, I guess that's true, but I wonder if it's the whole truth. I'm an American, and my American College Dictionary shows the plural as both "forums" and "fora". I guess I'm just olde fashioned! Auditoriums, stadiums, addendums, etc. Yuck! I'll take auditoria, stadia and addenda any day.

Sep 1st, 2004, 04:27	#6
indiamike Retired Admin Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New Joisey for now Posts: 1,759	I mostly speak in Ebonics and just slang so everything I write or do on the site is typed the way I would speak it. What can I tell you Most people outside of where I live have no clue what I am saying most of the time anyway

Sep 1st, 2004, 05:03	#7
iyou Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 502	You could tell me I'm a picky SOB

Sep 1st, 2004, 05:45	#8
Apana Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 147	It used to bother me and I used to use 'fora' until I checked the dictionary. It bothers other people as well; a recent post in another forum asked whether Latin was dead! The plural of 'forum' is 'forums.' 'Fora' is used when referring to the public fora of ancient Rome. (The New Oxford Dictionary of English 1998) Apana

Sep 1st, 2004, 06:28	#9
iyou Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 502	Not to worry. I'll find something else to moan about. Other forums await me!

Sep 1st, 2004, 14:08	#11
SydneyKate Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 77	Have you guys read "Eats, Shoots & Leaves". I think you would love it.

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