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Old 04-02-2003, 01:45 PM
IvySpice IvySpice is offline
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It also drives me up a wall when an individual refers to himself or herself as "an ALUMNI." You can't have one alumni. You're an alumnus or an alumna.

If you aren't sure which to use, just say "alum"; you can't go wrong with an abbreviation.

The copy editor in me refuses to die...Ivy
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