1. Rebecca's going to need to get back at Sue at some point! Ten years older? More like seven.
2. NBC- it's the Olympics; step up your game. It's alumnae, not alumni. For Pete's sake.
Just goes to show Latin is not a dead language, it is still adapted."We used to have “alumnus” (male singular), “alumni” (male plural), “alumna” (female singular) and “alumnae” (female plural); but the latter two are now popular only among older female graduates, with the first two terms becoming unisex. However, it is still important to distinguish between one alumnus and a stadium full of alumni. Never say, “I am an alumni” if you don’t want to cast discredit on your school. Many avoid the whole problem by resorting to the informal abbreviation “alum.”"
From Common Errors in English Usage
Yeah, but you live in the northeast and like Texas. You're weird all the way around.I am male and still reasonably young, and I disagree. Did someone go back and consult the Romans?
I am male and still reasonably young, and I disagree. Did someone go back and consult the Romans?