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Subject:Re: Archive vs. Archives From:Linda Castellani <linda -at- GRIC -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 4 Mar 1999 17:39:18 -0800
At 06:34 PM 3/4/99 -0700, Larry Hoffenberg wrote:
>Should the item being stored in the repository be considered singular or
>plural? Would you consider the repository itself to be singular or plural?
>
>I'd appreciate any comments and analysis.
Here's what Webster has to say about the noun "archive:"
: a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved;
also : the material preserved -- often used in plural
Not exactly definitive, but it looks like either usage is okay.
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