Klarinet Archive - Posting 000712.txt from 1999/09

From: Larry Paikin <larrypaikin@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Plural of Opus
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 00:15:27 -0400

so what's the plural of opera?
why does it have a plural?

Jim Lytthans wrote:

> Mark Charette wrote:
>
> > Pair of Opus (Opii??) for sale
>
> Now Mark, you should know that the plural of "opus" is "opera"! I was
> forced to take Latin in high school and do like to make others suffer
> for that fact.
>
> --
> Jim Lytthans
> Principal Clarinet - La Mirada SO, Pomona Concert Band
> & Claremont Symphonic Winds
> http://home.pacbell.net/lytthans/index.html
>
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