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Re: Use Of Punctuation In A Post And What Is Annoying or Confusing
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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo
You're correct, BUT ...
For all practical purposes, these two words have the same meaning - but when you get to splitting hairs, in my context Usage was the better use.
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Already ate some crow for this one; but a second helping of crow always helps the lesson stick.  Maybe I'll cling to the "You are correct" part of your post. 
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Originally Posted by ChrisH
Alumni would be the plural of alumnum, the neuter form. If I recall correctly this would be the form used for a mixed group. So most universities are OK. There are a few single sex schools around that should be more careful, especially if they have a Classics department.
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What seems completely wrong to me (except for Mark's family) is the use of a plural form.
If a person wants to use their car to advertise that they graduated from an institution, then they would want to announce that they are one graduate. Many people don't seem realize that there is no such thing as "an alumni".
Blake
PS: Aluminum... LOL
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Words/phrases  I avoid: basis, mitigate, leveraging, transitioning, impact (instead of affect/effect), facilitate, programmatic, problematic, issue (instead of problem), latency (instead of delay), dependency (instead of prerequisite), connectivity, usage & utilize (instead of use), downed, functionality, functional, power on, descore, alumni (instead of alumnus/alumna), the enterprise, methodology, nomenclature, form factor (instead of size or shape), competency, modality, provided(with), provision(ing), irregardless/irrespective, signage, colorized, pulsating, ideate
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