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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeromus_X View Post
    Where did Fora come from?
    I believe it comes from the Latin. Since as far as my memory serves me forum is a Latin word.

    Anyways, both are correct and accepted spellings. I alternate between both of them.

    EDIT: It is like the singular for data is datum.
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    Eyes on Final Fantasy Forums
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dictionary.com
    fo‧rum  /ˈfɔrəm, ˈfoʊrəm/
    –noun, plural fo‧rums, fo‧ra /ˈfɔrə, ˈfoʊrə/

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    I haven't even thought about it until just this minute. Forums? Why would it be fora?

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    it has always been forums for me...

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    I use “fora” as a plural to forum when referring to the archaic, Latin meaning of the word.
    I use “forums” as a plural to forum when referring to the electronic meaning of the word, which is the forum we are on now.
    I use “forums” as a plural for all other meanings of the word that are not mentioned above.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Her Majesty's Agent Umaro View Post
    "Forums" is the derivative of "fora" for those stupid people in the room who cannot pluralize "forum" properly.
    Genius knows the score.

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    Forii.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Her Majesty's Agent Umaro View Post
    "Forums" is the derivative of "fora" for those stupid people in the room who cannot pluralize "forum" properly.
    Genius knows the score.
    Genius has fallen for his own myth. Both are correct.

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    Enjoy your datums, heathen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi View Post
    Enjoy your datums, heathen.
    Hush. :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi View Post
    Enjoy your datums, heathen.
    'sup Kishi?

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    Every time I heat "fora" I cringe. It's like hearing that other word that I am not going to bring up in this thread because it is a bad idea.

    but yeah I agree with yams. Yammy wams.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timerk View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Yamaneko View Post
    It's forums. Fora is pretentious and utterly useless.
    Fora it is.

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