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muckefuck ([personal profile] muckefuck) wrote2006-09-12 02:09 pm

Crème de la stupid

Steve Irwin fans suspected of revenge attacks on stingrays.

On the other hand, I finally had a caller identify herself as "an alumna" of the university. (This after two in a row who described themselves as "an alumni".) She went on to add, "I have three degrees" and I was like, I bet you do! You also know what all those initials stand for, don't you?

[identity profile] strongaxe.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, is 'alumna' actually wrong?
I thought that the word is 'alumnus' (plural 'alumni') which is Latin masculine singular (of which the feminines would be 'alumna' and 'alumnae')

[identity profile] muckefuck.livejournal.com 2006-09-13 01:54 pm (UTC)(link)
My point was someone actually got the gender right after two others tried and failed. It restored my faith in the graduates of this fine institution just a teeny tiny bit.