Re: Greek plurals

On 13/09/2007, ROGER MILLS <rfmilly@...> nevesht:
>
> Charlie wrote:
> > >"Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote:
> >
> > >(we don't use the term "electric" as a noun at all).
> >
> >Not necessarily so.  Here in southern Appalachia "electric" is used as
> >a noun, as in "I need some help in paying my electric;" or "The
> >electric has been turned off." I daresay it occurs in other regional
> >dialects as well.
> >
> I've used it in that sense as well. I do not speak a regional dialect
> :-((((
>
Where I'm from(Britsh Columbia, Canada), we say "hydro"(<hydroelectric, the
main source of electricity around here(and the name of the company which
supplies it))


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