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    Re: Plural? —Maggie Cambron
   (...) Are you wondering why it is spelled "monies" rather than "moneys"? Actually I think both are acceptable and the latter may even be more common. As to the reason, I don't know-- maybe it reflects the evolution of the word "money" from the old (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Plural? —Matthew Miller
   (...) "The monies of various countries." (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Plural? —Jeremy H. Sproat
   (...) Right, like "the peoples of various countries", "people" == "a single group" where "peoples" = "a bunch of groups". A plural of a plural? Sounds kinda hypercubish to me. ;-) Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 

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