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Re: Subject: Re: Singlular of "mouses" Was: Re: Negative ordinality

From:Tristan McLeay <zsau@...>
Date:Thursday, December 18, 2003, 10:41
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Andreas Johansson wrote:

> Quoting Caleb Hines <cph9fa@...>: > > > My favorite computer-related plural is UNIX -> UNIcies! (Just like index -> > > indicies). I've never heard "Unixen" AFAIK. > > Don't tell me anyone is actually using "indicies? > > Or is it simply a mispelling for "indices", in which I assume your "UNIcies" > is simply a similar misspelling of the "Unices" others have mentioned in this > thread?
Yup, just a spelling mistake. I've never seen 'indicies' or 'unicies' elsewhere. -- Tristan