[23754] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] alumnus or alumnus for women?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Stratton)
Tue May 27 10:47:01 2003
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 09:46:56 -0500
Reply-To: Mark Stratton <mark_stratton@yahoo.com>
From: Mark Stratton <mark_stratton@yahoo.com>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
I'll tell you my thoughts, but I'm sure I'm wrong. :)
Alumnus = male (singular)
Alumna = female (singluar)
Alumni = male (plural) or a group containing both women and men (plural)
Alumnae = female (plural)
So, I'm certain to be corrected, but this was my understanding.
Mark
