Gregory Williamson wrote:
Well, off to top post on some other forums ... ;-)
statman wrote:
<Mr. Picky Mode> Should that not be "Well, off to post on some other fora"? </Mr. Picky Mode> 8¬>
No. It /can/ be, but it /needn't/ be. Actually, saying "fora" is variously considered affected, pompous or silly, and is done either out of excessive pedantry or humorous rhetorical style.
As in this instance.
The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage. * Ref: Modern English Usage, 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article '-um', p.658).
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