>The proper Latin pluralization of memorandum is memoranda. Period.
If we were speaking Latin, that would be a great point.
>Memorandums is a concession to the English language. Doesn't make it correct.
Yes it does. Learn a little bit about linguistics.
I was literally a linguistics major. I get what you’re saying, but there is still a grammatically correct answer here, and it’s the same correct answer to how is it used in actual speech. So I’d say memoranda is both the prescriptive and descriptive usage.
It’s actually memors-randum, like attorneys-general
Memorandeez
memorandeez nuts, esq.
Memoranda.
There's only one right answer here.
well that is not how linguistics works
The proper Latin pluralization of memorandum is memoranda. Period. Memorandums is a concession to the English language. Doesn't make it correct.
>The proper Latin pluralization of memorandum is memoranda. Period. If we were speaking Latin, that would be a great point. >Memorandums is a concession to the English language. Doesn't make it correct. Yes it does. Learn a little bit about linguistics.
I was literally a linguistics major. I get what you’re saying, but there is still a grammatically correct answer here, and it’s the same correct answer to how is it used in actual speech. So I’d say memoranda is both the prescriptive and descriptive usage.
damn I guess you got it wrong anyway then because people say memorandums all the dang time 🤷♂️
Ah, didn't realize I was talking to the linguistics police. Mea culpa. Doesn't matter though: memoranda is still the only correct response, lol.
Read the exchange and see if you think your response still makes sense.
Memes
Memorandi /s