Fora vs Forums

by levans, Oct 19, 2019, 10:01 PM

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Which is your preferred plural of forum
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Just curious what people other than me prefer.

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I like weird English, I like "fora" more.

by Equinox8, Oct 20, 2019, 1:38 AM

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Fora is technically correct. I don't use "fora" as the plural word of forum, but I should be using it from now on! I use "formulae" as the plural form of formula.

by riben, Oct 20, 2019, 4:21 PM

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Why do you consider Fora technically correct? Oxford English Dictionary indicates Forums is correct if not discussing a gathering place in an ancient Roman city. Here are some articles related to the issue: https://grammarist.com/usage/fora-forums/, https://painintheenglish.com/case/627, https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/69/which-is-the-plural-of-forum-fora-or-forums, In the end, I don't think either are technically wrong, and I'm not even certain one is more correct than the other, although Forums seems to be the preferred use in general English parlance. Many staff at AoPS use Fora. I personally prefer Forums.

by levans, Oct 20, 2019, 8:27 PM

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Latin ftw! thus "fora" is the only correct answer ;)

To clarify: in Latin, forum, -i is a second declension neuter noun, and the nominative (subject) ending for the plural is -a, hence "fora"...

by Radio2, Oct 21, 2019, 10:55 AM

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Fora sounds better to me, but I hate sounding pretentious so I don't usually use words like that.

by vortex_, Mar 26, 2020, 4:21 AM

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I'm fine with either honestly, but I use forums more. (also fora just looks weird in print)

by SamuraiA, Apr 11, 2020, 11:49 PM

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looks like latin kinda so I chose fora

by lc426, Oct 30, 2020, 4:39 AM

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