9 Aug
2003
9 Aug
'03
2:26 a.m.
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
Most dictionaries reflect current "common" usage. That which was once
wrong becomes "correct" if enough people who are wrong persist in being
so. Some dictionaries adopt common convention more quickly than others.
If you want to win a pronunciation debate based on "classic" usage, grab
American Heritage. If you are arguing for "popular" usage, go for
Websters.
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Vintage Computer Festival
wrote:
> The proper usage is to speak of "myriad OT threads" (as
in
"many OT
Wrong, it's "a myriad *of*
<something>" , defined as "a
great number
of things", "many things" and so
on.
As others have already pointed out, both uses are correct
(which was news to me since I was taught only the noun form).