| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| meaning “works of art or literature on erotic subjects, or of an erotic character,” was originally a Greek plural, but in English today it is sometimes construed as a mass noun taking a singular verb, as in This erotica is now legally publishable. It also regularly takes a plural verb when erotica is clearly construed as plural, as in These ancient erotica were long considered modern forgeries. Both patterns are Standard today, but Edited English usually insists on a plural verb. See FOREIGN PLURALS. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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