Forums vs. Fora

Red Sleeping Beauty

Do you say "forums" or "fora" ?

orestes

I'll think about this as soon as I'm done thinking about whether I'm supposed to say pedantry or pedanticism

cornbb

"Forums" ftw. The word "Fora" annoys me for some reason, dunno why, they are both correct ways of saying the same thing afaik

AlmightyCushion

According to wikipedia, forums is the preferred term probably because it doesn't sound stupid.

Zaph

From the Oxford English Dictionary:

forum (pl. forums) 1 a meeting or medium for an exchange of views. 2 (pl. fora) (in ancient Roman cities) a public square or marketplace used for judicial and other business.
-ORIGIN Latin, 'what is out of doors'.

Dades

Thank bejebus for that.

I thought I was the only one who hated the word "fora".

Fora my arse.

Red Sleeping Beauty

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

According to wikipedia, forums is the preferred term probably because it doesn't sound stupid.

Yeah, "fora" is the old word for it. I use fairly up to date English and don't speak in tongues or indeed in Latin so my vote is for "forums". I've jsut seen the "fora" word in a few posts in my short tenure here on boards. Never seen it elsewhere.

Esel

The data are in on this.

javaboy

Boards.

witnessmenow

This is not feedback?

6th

Dades wrote: »

Fora my arse.

Ok, but you're gonna have to move a bit closer. :pac:

Mimikyu

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dr.bollocko

It really isnt feedback at all.
I have some feedback.
Ctrl. Click does not work with the nested menu items in the nav bar in firefox.
There. Thread now legitimate.
Lolcats time.

AlmightyCushion

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Ctrl. Click does not work with the nested menu items in the nav bar in firefox.

Works for me. Try clearing your cache.

dr.bollocko

Hang on. Just upgraded firefox and it's gravy.
Still tho. It could have been feedback. And that is what makes this thread legitimate.

Agent Smith

I oppose this poll as it doesnt have the typical Atari jaguar Option



Disgracefull.

Red Sleeping Beauty

Agent Smith wrote: »

I oppose this poll as it doesnt have the typical Atari jaguar Option



Disgracefull.

I'm confused, what's a console got to do with the pole ?

Terry

Fora is used by the same people who refure to use the terms "B.C." and "A.D." and instead use the terms "B.C.E." and "C.E." because they're too cool for school and read something on some now defunct website.

Zaph

"B.C.E." and "C.E."?

eVeNtInE

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Zaph

Thanks eVeNtInE, never heard of those terms before.

Forgot to mention in my post earlier that I've used both, just depends on my mood when I'm typing I suppose. I've no real preference for either tbh.

eVeNtInE

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Zaph

eVeNtInE wrote: »

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Laziness ftw tbh

Steve

'Forums' it is then..

I admit to having used 'fora' once or twice in the past but I apologise to all for the gheyness of it and assure you it'll never happen again.

/thread.

javaboy

SteveC wrote: »

'Forums' it is then..

I admit to having used 'fora' once or twice in the past but I apologise to all for the gheyness of it and assure you it'll never happen again.

/thread.

Woah woah before you go /thread take a look at the real plural in the tags.

Steve

javaboy wrote: »

Woah woah before you go /thread take a look at the real plural in the tags.

That ony applies if you wear glasses and double pluralise it.. 'foriis'.

Pherekydes

Terry wrote: »

Fora is used by the same people who refure to use the terms "B.C." and "A.D." and instead use the terms "B.C.E." and "C.E." because they're too cool for school and read something on some now defunct website.

What about those poor confused souls who use 'fora' and 'B.C.' and 'A.D.'?

Permabear

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Gordon

Not a Feedback thread. Er.. AH?..

dr.bollocko

Go on so.