Derek Harling wrote :
>
> Elton Clark wrote:
>
> > - - - - to be the criterion - - - -
>
> Boy - it's nice to see that word in print again!
> I thought everyone had changed over to "one criteria" by now.
> I grudgingly accept that language changes - but does it have to
> be in my life time?
According to the on-line Merriam Webster
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary :
the change happened a long time ago :
>>>
The plural criteria has been used as a singular for nearly half a century
<let me now return to the third criteria -- R. M. Nixon> <that really is the
criteria -- Bert Lance>.
<<<
However, while I'm willing to accept 'criteria' as both singular and plural,
'two criterias' is just going too far !
Randall
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