medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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The choice between an attested plural in a loan word's own language and the
general English-language plural in '-s' strikes me as a matter of personal
style and comfort, plus of course of one's sense of one's audience. _En
famille_, I use 'nasturtia' as an English-language plural of 'nasturtium'.
But in a garden club that usage might only cause puzzlement and annoyance.
Mastershalms is our plural of choice for the latter.
Anne
Best,
John Dillon
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