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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:13:18 -0600 (MDT)
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To: Mike Harrold <mharrold@cas.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] More pedantry.
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On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Mike Harrold wrote:

> >
> > > - *		None of the E1AP-E3AP erratas are visible to the user.
> > > + *		None of the E1AP-E3AP errata are visible to the user.
> >
> > If you want real pedantry, I think you mean:
> >
> > > + *		None of the E1AP-E3AP errata is visible to the user.
> >
> > ('none' is singular - read 'not one')
> >
> > ... several times within this patch.
>
> No, he was right the first time. Errata is plural. Erratum is the
> singular.

Except for the fact that "none" is the subject of "be", not "errata" and
that "none" is singular as far as verbs are concerned.

William Astle
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