Re: Greek plurals

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 :-((((

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