UConn alums pursue dreams outside basketball

[HuskyNan]

Not to be persnickety but the plural of alumna is alumnae not alumnus (“alums”)

UConn women’s basketball alums pursue dreams outside WNBA in offseason

When Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery heard the news, she couldn’t have been more proud. Fellow UConn alum and current New York Liberty forward Tina Charles had a documentary debuting at …

www.courant.com

 

[Plebe]

Not to be persnickety but the plural of alumna is alumnae not alumnus (“alums”)

UConn women’s basketball alums pursue dreams outside WNBA in offseason

When Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery heard the news, she couldn’t have been more proud. Fellow UConn alum and current New York Liberty forward Tina Charles had a documentary debuting at …

www.courant.com

Tickling my grammar nerd bone here:

But it is the plural of the slang-ish "alum."

Definition of ALUM

a potassium aluminum sulfate KAl(SO4)2·12H2O or an ammonium aluminum sulfate NH4Al(SO4)2·12H2O used especially for its astringent and styptic properties; any of various double salts isomorphous with potassium aluminum sulfate; aluminum sulfate… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

Also: 'Alum' Versus 'Alumni'

 

[bramos]

if Jedi is plural, then is Jed or Jedum the singular? I would ask the Monsignor but he hasn't seen any Star Wars movies..

 

[j66kicker]

So we've only been using "alum" and "alums" for a little over 100 years, according to one of @Plebe's articles. Guess it takes a little longer in the land of steady habits. Do we still think "access" and "Google" cannot be verbs?

 

[Gus Mahler]

So we've only been using "alum" and "alums" for a little over 100 years, according to one of @Plebe's articles. Guess it takes a little longer in the land of steady habits. Do we still think "access" and "Google" cannot be verbs?

Can we contact an expert and get an idea how such verbs impact our writing?

 

[j66kicker]

Can we contact an expert and get an idea how such verbs impact our writing?

Would the expert determine whether such verbs enhanced or detracted from our communication effectiveness, or whether our writing adhered to or deviated from some set of rules?

 

[Plebe]

Can we contact an expert and get an idea how such verbs impact our writing?

Would the expert determine whether such verbs enhanced or detracted from our communication effectiveness, or whether our writing adhered to or deviated from some set of rules?

Just a couple weeks ago, I met with an IT specialist at my work who told me about how he'll be "resourcing" my request and then his colleague will do the "solutioning."

 

[Gus Mahler]

Just a couple weeks ago, I met with an IT specialist at my work who told me about how he'll be "resourcing" my request and then his colleague will do the "solutioning."

Heaven help us.

 

[Oldbones]

I recently bought two containers/ What did I buy?