A new phenomenon?

[Jonathan Lighter]

Sorry that the madness overtook the method.  Google up "phenomenas" and find 11,300 on the Web alone.

How long will science ignore this phenomena?  It's feasible that our ancestors will laugh.

JL

"Peter A. McGraw" <pmcgraw at LINFIELD.EDU> wrote:
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--On Sunday, February 20, 2005 1:53 PM -0800 Jonathan Lighter
wrote:

> A quick check of Usenet news groups reveals 1,100 exx. of "these
> phenomenon," 124 for "many phenomenon," and 29 for "number of phenomenon."
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> There are 5,020 for "phenomenons."

"Phenomenons" and not "phenomenas"?! That's an astounding phenomena!

Peter Mc.

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