OT: RE: Grammar, was RE: Work In KC Area?

From: Fred N. van Kempen <waltje_at_pdp11.nl>
Date: Thu Aug 7 12:16:01 2003

On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

> The proper usage is to speak of "myriad OT threads" (as in "many OT
Wrong, it's "a myriad *of* <something>" , defined as "a great number
of things", "many things" and so on.

> Anyway, it's a dumb word and shouldn't be used because then it makes
> you
That probably depends on where you learn English (and other languages),
as it's just a word you can use. As it is in many other languages
(most of which never to be understood by the average American..)

--f
Received on Thu Aug 07 2003 - 12:16:01 BST