This bugs me too. I always try to use erratum for the singular.
On 11/18/25 5:55 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
Then there's the solecism of using "errata" as a singular noun.
It's more than half a century since I was forced to learn Latin, but
errata about "erratum" still annoy me.
We could of course change to English, where errors about "error" are
less likely.
Regards/Ngā mihi
Brian Carpenter
On 19-Nov-25 11:45, Rob Sayre wrote:
Hi, wrong list. RSWG to BCC.
When I went to find the list address here, I saw "Errata" on the RFC
Editor page. I don't have a strong opinion, but I would like to pick
one for the common cases.
thanks,
Rob
On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM Scudder, John <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
For what it’s worth, my dictionary gives both “forums” or “fora”
as acceptable pluralizations of “forum”, but only “errata” for “erratum”.
Does the style guide have to say “use accepted dictionary
spellings” (for things that have them) or is this understood?
—John
> On Nov 18, 2025, at 4:39 PM, Rob Sayre <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> This issue always seems to arise. To my ear, "Forums" sounds
fine, but "Erratums" does not.
>
> No matter. Can we get this issue covered in the style guide if
it's not already there?
>
> thanks,
> Rob
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