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<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>. (In Latin, the regular plural of nouns ending in –um was –a.) | <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>. (In Latin, the regular plural of nouns ending in –um was –a.) | ||
| − | Therefore it is a mistake to talk of <strike>‘one | + | Therefore it is a mistake to talk of <strike>‘one <b>errata</b>’</strike>. It is ‘one <b>erratum</b>’. This is the sort of thing that academics like to comment on – when they know it. |
[[category:plurals]] | [[category:plurals]] | ||
Revision as of 23:20, 31 October 2006
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. (In Latin, the regular plural of nouns ending in –um was –a.)
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.
