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To: Janice Shell who wrote (18541)	7/17/1998 10:52:00 AM
From: Turboe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50264

kudos (k'doz', -dos', -d•s', ky'-) noun Acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement. [Greek, magical glory.] Usage Note: Kudos is one of those words like congeries that look like plurals but are etymologically singular: correctness requires Kudos is (not are) due her for her brilliant work on the score. Some writers have tried to defend the use of kudos with a plural verb, or even the introduction of a new singular form of kudo, on the grounds that these innovations follow the pattern whereby the English words pea and cherry were re-formed from nouns ending in -s that were thought to be plural. Perhaps the singular kudo would have to be acknowledged as a legitimate formation if it came to be widely adopted in the popular language in the way that cherry and pea have. But at present kudos is still regarded as a slightly pretentious variant for praise and can scarcely claim to be part of the linguistic folkways of the community. When writers reach for an unfamiliar Greek word for the sake of elegance, it is fair to ask that they get it right. Still, it is worth noting that even people who are careful to treat the word syntactically as a singular often pronounce it as if it were a plural: etymology would require that the final consonant be pronounced as a voiceless (s), rather than as a voiced (z). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright c 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from InfoSoft International, Inc. All rights reserved.

To: Janice Shell who wrote (18541)	7/17/1998 11:07:00 AM
From: E'Lane	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 50264

Yeah..right..whatever...and just where do I find a copy of the "Janice Shell Dictionary"? If I had of known you were around back in the classical Greek days, and had published your version, I would have used it instead of the Websters! Only a desperate person would: 1) ask such an ignorant question as "who's Kudo " in the first place, and 2) would then try to impress us with their intelligence by arguing with the Webster's Dictionary! Sheesh...still losin there old gal....now, go play with your little buddies... ya bother me! E'Lane....incredulous at the "gall" and before you even ask....and unless your Classical Greek Dictionary has something different... gall [1] (noun) First appeared before 12th Century 1. c : bitterness of spirit : RANCOR 2 : brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence yep, think I found the perfect word there..whachathink??