Now we're getting silly, words which are innately plural do not necessarily
have a separate plural spelling in English. The plural of faux pas is -
you've guessed it - faux pas. Have a look at the link below to discover what
may have happened to the thought processes here. (: <)
http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/fauxs+pas
Geoff.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lawson" <jpl15_at_panix.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Linguisitc pet peeves (was Re: Vhmrrxutkvbziepg)
>
>
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
>
> >
> > This all just points to our declining educational system. Remember,
those
> > are the faux pas' that manage to get past the editors. It must be
> ^^^^^^^^
>
> fauxs pas
> Cheerz
>
> JH0N D00D
Received on Mon Feb 02 2004 - 15:27:15 GMT