Posted by William Tasso on 08/25/05 17:59

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Kimmo Laine <eternal.erectionN05P@Mgmail.com> said:

> "William Tasso" <SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> wrote in message
> news:op.svyuop1am9g4qz-wnt@tbdata.com...
>> Writing in news:alt.comp.lang.php,alt.www.webmaster
>> From the safety of the cafeteria
>> Dylan Parry <usenet@dylanparry.com> said:
>>
>>> ...
>>> I thought they compiled encyclopaedias? :P
>>
>> You know, I've never considered any expression which used the plural of
>> encyclopaedia. Obviously they exist (or at least, their existence is
>> possible), just not in my world.
>
>
> But could it be that encyclopedia _is_ a plural. Similar to singular
> medium,
> plural media. So singular would actually be encyclopedium. So that A
> single
> volume of a series of encyclopedia would be an encyclopedium... Does that
> make any sense?

yes, insomuch as anything on usenet ever does. but it didn't answer the
Q :)

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William Tasso

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