09-11-2009, 19:13
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Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Herndon, VA
Posts: 3,176
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Re: Use Of Punctuation In A Post And What Is Annoying or Confusing
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Originally Posted by ChrisH
Alumni would be the plural of alumnum, the neuter form.
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And I am pretty sure that the plural form of aluminum is "6-pack" 
-dave
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"I know what you're thinking, punk," hissed Wordy Harry to his new editor, "you're thinking, 'Did he use six superfluous adjectives or only five?' - and to tell the truth, I forgot myself in all this excitement; but being as this is English, the most powerful language in the world, whose subtle nuances will blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' - well do you, punk?"
- Stuart Vasepuru, 2006 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
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