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To: SAJ
I am unaware of any dialect or variant of the English language, possibly excepting 'ebonics', that uses anything other than 'millennia' as the plural of 'millennium'.

Certainly not 'British' English.

Try some dictionaries and argue with the publishers.

64 posted on 08/30/2009 11:52:13 AM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon

Cite some.

I have my old Union Standard Dictionary (London, 1955) right in front of me.


73 posted on 08/30/2009 11:57:48 AM PDT by SAJ
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To: decimon

Interesting. The American Merriam-Webster’s 2nd International (aka, ‘the unabridged’), Springfield, MA, 1961 does offer ‘millenniums’ as a secondary plural.


76 posted on 08/30/2009 12:01:37 PM PDT by SAJ
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