Jay Heuman said:

> Speaking of which: 'Vita' means 'life' whereas 'vitae' means
> 'lives' . . . it just makes sense that this rule of singular
> vs. plural applies to the term under consideration.
> 'Curriculum vita' is singular and 'curriculum vitae' is
> plural.  So, while I have a 'curriculum vita', most human
> resource specialists in museums are buried under several
> mounds of 'curriculum vitae' for each job opening.  <smirk>
>
No no no. In this case (no pun intended) "vitae" is a genitive singular, not
a plural (although the plural is also vitae, of course). "curriculum vitae"
could not be plural, though.

Really, I would suggest that if you don't know a language, you should not
comment on it (or attempt jokes using it) if you want to avoid looking
foolish in public.

Best wishes

Pete
--
Pete Gray
Odia vocant amat urbi?


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