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Originally posted by kddani
Outside of the greek world, most people don't know the correct usage. Hell, many greeks don't know it either. While the copy editors should have spotted it, it's not a suprise that it went by without notice.
When I write it I usually use the correct conjugation, but when I speak there's so many times that I say alumni without even realizing it. It's not a big deal though, it's not like it's derrogatory.
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Actually saying pronoucning "alumnae" "alumni" (alum-neye) is correct according to some Latin scholars (if that's what you mean). Some say that "alumni" should really be pronounced "alumnee" (or pretty close to it, anyway). But I get confused too!
