English/US differences and Phoenix.

[Brooks R]

No: HPFGUIDX 4511

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> "Brooks A. Rowlett" wrote:
> 
> > Usage:
> 
> Don't forget the fun stuff: sweaters/jumpers, lemon drop/sherbet
lemon,
> truck/lorry, etc.

I forget those not at all - I am a proponent of having those in the 
FAQ, and a contributor ot the compilation of those - I merely mention 
the motorbike/motorcycle one because I had only just caught it and do 
not think it was previously cited except perhaps before my time on
the 
Yahoo list.

> a
> superlative, hence "very unique" and other such redundancies.
> 
> > (What is the plural of phoenix?
> 
> Phoenices, if you're anal about correct endings. I use "indices"
too. Phoenixes if
> you're not.

So it is not Phoenae or Phoeni? ;->

-Brooks