[Lexicog] Law of Synonyms

[Benjamin Barrett]

I think someone on the American Dialect Society once noted that agenda  
used to be a plural noun. Surely, that jarred many people's ears when  
it made the transition. Younger people don't seem to be bothered by  
the plural forms homeworks and slangs. You simply cannot stop this  
sort of linguistic change! BB

On Oct 15, 2008, at 8:45 AM, bolstar1 wrote:

> SIDE BAR: I've given up counting how often people misuse the
> term "phenomenon" vs. "phenomena." I cringe when I hear someone (esp.
> a scholar) say something like, "Now this is an infrequent phenomena."
> How can we cure this ear-pain?
>
> Scott Nelson
>
>
> 

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