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Re: OT Plectrums (Re: Fwd: Re: OT strummin' on the old banjo)

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 12, 2007, 15:19
On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:05:49 +0100, R A Brown
 <ray@...> wrote:
>Oh yes, before some writes in, I do know that _Latin_ plural of >'plectrum' is 'plectra.' Indeed, 'plectra' /ple:ktra/ was also the >ancient (non-Doric) Greek plural; but their singular was 'plectron' :)
So then I guess "Elektra" is the plural of "electron"? I guess that makes sense. She does consist of a plurality of them... ;-) -- Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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