• usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    That’s a way better quote! I’m still not sure that saying “it used to be the standard” is quite right, but it was definitely common place in specific circumstances and our avoidance of using it for plurals is a more modern invention.

    I personally prefer the modern usage as it’s less ambiguous, although there’s some bias there I’m sure.