From cardhore Sent Thu, Mar 11th 1999, 22:05
>Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 12:50:36 -0500 >From: Alex Reynolds <xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxxx.xxx> >Subject: (idm) our bodies, our selves > >>From: Rjyan C Kidwell <xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx> >>speaking of plurals of feminine nouns, what the hell is the >>plural of "clitoris"? i've been wanting to know that for years. >>anybody? alex, maybe? is it 'clitorises?' that just sounds >>wrong. but 'clitori' sounds just plain silly. > >the plural of 'clitoris' doesn't come up much in conversation, unless >you're shooting the breeze with an amateur gynecologist, a professional >lesbian, or a male IDM listener. i think 'clitorides' is the proper form, >though 'clitoriseseses' -- like 'breastses' or any other pseudoplural >female naughty bits -- is much more fun to say out loud. ah! you're like the unofficial Cecial Adams of the idm list. but i think the word should be "clitora" pronounced "clit-or-uh." much prettiers than "clitorides" or "clit`oray" or "clitorees." and it does come up in conversation kind of often. i mean, just the other day i was telling a story to kid606 and i said, "dude, now i've seem some clitora in my day, but this one surely took the cake! so i took out my electric sander..." rjck./!)_ armchairbeatarchitecture!)www.gl.umbc.edu/~nworth1 ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]