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Subject: Re: plural of "performance"
Date: 10 Mar 2006 09:38:35 -0800
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Jack Hamilton wrote:
> cguttman <4everclever4@web.de> wrote:
>
> >Thank you. The usage of performance is indeed a bit illogical to me.
> >
> >Is there an official source that I can use for citation - e.g. a style
> >guide?
>
> English, unlike French or Icelandic, doesn't have an Academy to decide
> what's correct.
to assist people to find new words etc., it does not decide what is
correct.
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