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Show END OF A CAMPAIGN. Opinion of Relatives as to a Wedding Anniversary. Things " had not always run oil-smooth oil-smooth in the couple's domestic life; in fact, rather the reverse. Both were self-willed, each with strong opinions. But the thirtieth anniversary anniver-sary of their wedding had arrived and they decided to "kiss and make up" once and for all," and to celebrate the occasion fittingly invited ' a houseful of. friends and relatives. A pair of irrepressible ir-repressible , brothers-in-law were among the guests. . Said Brother-in-law No. 1: . "What On earth has gotten into the old pair, and why are they making such a fuss over each other?" "Because this is -the thirtieth anniversary anni-versary of their wedding, of course," answered No. 2. : . "H'm," said No. 1; "the end of the Thirty Years' War, so- to speak." A Question Vor Teachers. Who will tell me what is the plural of O? Is it "os" or "oes"? Tomatoes is the plural of tomato; stilletos is said to be the plural, of stilletto. Here are some examples of inconsistency: Potato, potatoes; negro, negroes; buffalo, buffaloes; hero, heroes; dado, dados; toe, toes; caa to, cantos'; alto, altos; volcano, volcanoes; no, noes; pro, pros; tyro, tyras; wo, wods; octavo, oc-tavo, octavos; palmetto, palmettoes; grotto, grottoes; dusllo, duellos; cargo, car-go, cargoes; libretto, librettos, etc You may have observed that our high and mighty dictionaries studiously avoid giving the . plurals to these words, and to others ending in o. The right of an educated author to spell i as he pleases should never be questioned. ques-tioned. A foolish consistency is -the hobgoblin of petty minds. New York Press. |