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| − | <b> | + | <b>Errata</b> is a [[plural]] word. (Originally this was [[Latin]]. It means 'mistakes', and is used mostly as the name for a list of misprints in a published book.) The [[singular]] form is <b>errat<big>um</big></b>. (See [[-a in Latin]].) |
| − | Therefore it is a mistake to talk of <strike> | + | Therefore it is a mistake to talk of '<strike>one <b>errata</b></strike>'. It is 'one <b>errat<big>um</big></b>'. This is the sort of thing that academics like to comment on - when they know it. |
| − | [[category:plurals]] | + | [[category:plurals]] [[category:Latin plurals]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:13, 3 January 2015
Errata is a plural word. (Originally this was Latin. It means 'mistakes', and is used mostly as the name for a list of misprints in a published book.) The singular form is erratum. (See -a in Latin.)
Therefore it is a mistake to talk of 'one errata'. It is 'one erratum'. This is the sort of thing that academics like to comment on - when they know it.
