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Subject:Re: plural of CD-ROM? From:Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU> Date:Thu, 9 Mar 1995 21:02:06 -0700
To add to Arlen's argument, isn't the operative word placed differently in
the two cases mentioned? When we speak of attorneys-at-law, it is the
attorneys that are plural, not the law per se. On the other hand, in the
case of CD-ROMs, we are speaking of plural memories, not compact digitals.
On Wed, 8 Mar 1995, Arlen P. Walker wrote:
> Would it be CDs-ROM, like attorneys general, as a co-worker
> of mine insists?
> Or has the acronym (is that right, Jan?) become a word in
> its own right, making the plural CD-ROMs?
> I'd plump for the latter, for the reason that it's *not* a CD, it's a CD-ROM.
> But then, I'd argue against the first. (yes, I'd still do "-ys-at-law," but
I'd
> argue that "general" makes it a different beast than "-at-law.") ;{>}
> Have fun,
> Arlen
> Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
> DNRC 24
> Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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> In God we trust; all others must provide data.
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