Good point Julian!  Of course we could ask our British cousins, they
always have creative alternative spellings.

- John Wright
Starfire Research

Julian Gomez wrote:
>
> on 7/30/01 15:14, John Wright at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > You got it right.  The plural of matrix is matrices.  It's a funny
> > change but it's the way it is.  I don't think I've ever seen another
> > case of where an "x" is replaced by a "c".... just plain weird.
> > Language sure can be difficult.
>
> What about "vertex" (singular) and "vertices" (plural).
>
> "Vertexes" is not supposed to be a word but is becoming one.
>
> --
> Julian E Gomez, Ph.D.   **  Java 3D New Technology Development
> Sun Microsystems, Inc.  **  +1 650.786.2824
>
> ===========================================================================
> To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body
> of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST".  For general help, send email to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".

===========================================================================
To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body
of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST".  For general help, send email to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".

Reply via email to