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From: bob@omni.com (Bob Weissman)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: CALL FOR VOTES: *.AQUARIA
Summary: "aquariums" is the preferred plural
Message-ID: <1223@mondo.omni.com>
Date: 24 Nov 89 16:15:57 GMT
References: <8911210433.AA00399@uunet.uu.net>
Organization: OMNI Solutions, Mountain View, CA
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In article <8911210433.AA00399@uunet.uu.net>, peter%ficc@uunet.UU.NET (Peter da Silva) writes:
> This is a call for votes on the name of an aquarium newsgroup. The vote will
> be held by the Single Transferrable Vote system:

[... stuff deleted...]

> 	rec.aquariums
> 		This name was suggested by someone who was concerned
> 		about the new-age connotations of "aquaria". There is
> 		currently a poll being held on this name.

The hell with new-age connotations.  As long as this is a vote about the
proper name of this group, let's at least keep up with proper English
usage.

Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged, 1986) shows
"aquariums" before "aquaria" as the preferred plural.

A vote for "rec.aquariums" is a vote for the correct name of this newgroup.


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