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English errorReader comment on item: America's Know-Nothing Diplomacy [article] Submitted by Marjorie Gann (Canada), Nov 12, 2016 at 23:54 Just a quick note regarding the last word, "ignorami." The plural of "ignoramus" is "ignoramuses." The word "ignoramus" is actually the first-person plural form of a Latin verb meaning "We do not know." It's not a noun with the "us" ending, so it can't be made plural by changing "us" to "i." Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments". Daniel Pipes replies: It's listed as valid by Merriam-Webster as an English-language word; plus, it's a whole lot more fun to conclude an article with than "ignoramuses." Reader comments (26) on this item
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