Exist genuses?

[Robin Leech]

No, we are the ones in trouble, because the politician doesn't know what
he/she is talking about - doesn't know how to use his/her own language.
Robin Leech

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Jensen <rjensen at SAINTMARYS.EDU>
To: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: Exist genuses?


> On Sun, 14 Nov 1999 MAGarland at AOL.COM wrote:
>
> > >From "The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary":  Genus, n. Pl.
genera,
> > genuses.
> >
> > So I guess "genuses" has been used at some time, but I've never seen it.
> > Sounds awful!  What next, "specieses"?
> >
> Students often think that specie is the singular of species, an error
> quite often made by politicians discussing the endangered species act and
> related matters.  I tell my students to remember that specie refers to
> currency (coins) and that anytime they hear a politician talking about the
> endangered specie, it's our money that's in trouble!
>
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