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by by Dr. Manda Rhynne



KUDOS: Educational initiative being what it is or isn't, not many study Greek any more.  Of course, this distresses my Institute for the Linguistically Impaired colleague Verbos Metikulos, who feels that his culture has been devalued.

Dr. Metikulos won't read sports pages any more, where ignorant reporters often write that "Kudos go to young Jane Fisher for her exemplary sportsmanship."  Kudos, which means honor and glory, is a singular noun, like pathos and ethos.  So the ignoramus's sentence should have said, "Kudos go to young Jane Fisher."

"They even offer a kudo or two," Dr. Metikulos has been heard to mutter.  "That's like one applau!"

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