Another one bites the dust?

[Beverly Flanigan]

The growing favorite seems to be "alum," with the plural "alums."  This
avoids the masc./fem./plural issue, though probably not consciously.

At 01:02 PM 9/6/2007, you wrote:
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>I agree. The examples are best taken from conversation without being
>elicited.  Btw, I'm pretty sure I've also heard "an alumni."
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>Gerald Cohen
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> > a nice topic for further study, but i have to warn you that just asking
> people what form they use in particular contexts is probably not the way to go.
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> > arnold
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