Yes. The other is Ebonics... :^)
Douglas Wood
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf_at_siconic.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:08 PM
Subject: RE: OT: RE: Grammar, was RE: Work In KC Area?
> On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> As others have already pointed out, both uses are correct (which was news
> to me since I was taught only the noun form).
>
> > > 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..)
>
> You mean there are other languages besides American?
>
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