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Use of poor grammar "Pryor" to its acceptance

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Oh8ch;1129973; said:
[IThink]That is the criteria. Even applies to kids who don't got to college - like the running back with the funny name the Browns had a couple of years ago.[/IThink]
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[GrammarNazi] That's correct, but only one item is a criterion. :wink2: [/GrammarNazi]
 
BB73;1130036; said:
[GrammarNazi] ...but only one item is a Citroen.[/GrammarNazi]
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And it's made by Peugeot...

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[GrammarNazi] That's correct, but only one item is a criterion. [/GrammarNazi]
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According to Merriam Webster:

usage The plural criteria has been used as a singular for over half a century <let me now return to the third criteria? R. M. Nixon> <that really is the criteria? Bert Lance>. Many of our examples, like the two foregoing, are taken from speech. But singular criteria is not uncommon in edited prose, and its use both in speech and writing seems to be increasing. Only time will tell whether it will reach the unquestioned acceptability of agenda.
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So were you just trying to correct my grammar, or do you have another agendum?


Now back to Henton....
 
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Oh8ch;1130094; said:
According to Merriam Webster:



So were you just trying to correct my grammar, or do you have another agendum?


Now back to Henton....
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I do like your use of the word agendum.

And I'll split this garbage off, but incorrect usage of "criteria" doesn't make it correct. And do you want to align yourself with Nixon? :wink2:

Although criteria is sometimes used as a singular, most often in speech and rather infrequently in edited prose, it continues strongly in use as a plural in standard English, with criterion as the singular.Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ? Random House, Inc. 2006.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This cri?te?ri?on Audio Help (krī-t?r'ē-ən) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. cri?te?ri?a (-t?r'ē-ə) or cri?te?ri?ons
A standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based. See Synonyms at standard.


[Greek kritērion, from kritēs, judge, from krīnein, to separate, judge; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]


cri?te'ri?al (-əl) adj.
Usage Note: Like the analogous etymological plurals agenda and data, criteria is widely used as a singular form. Unlike them, however, it is not yet acceptable in that use.​
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