Honestly, I know what it's like to have a pet peeve and all, but this is going to drve you nuts unless you let it go, lol.
Nobody who didn't take latin cares on this one!
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Originally posted by ClassyLady
One thing that I hate is when people misuse and mispronounce the word alumni. First, the word is pronounced a-LUM-NEYE, not a-loom-in-neye. I hate that.
Additionally, alumni is the plural form of the word alumnus. Example: In one year, I will be a FAMU alumnus. In on year, all of my friends and I will be FAMU alumni.
One last point, alumus and alumna are not interchangeable. Alumna and its plural form, alumnae, are the feminine forms of the words alumnus and alumni. Example: In one year, I will be a FAMU alumna, but my friend Herman will be a FAMU alumnus.
Sorry for the English lesson but that gets on my nerves just as much as people who misuse who and whom. I just hate it.
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