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husoski
Lv 7
husoski asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 5 years ago

"Your criteria doesn't match any questions"?

My lip goes into involuntary curls when I read this, but since I have been above median age (except, perhaps, in Boca Raton) for decades now, I have to ask...

Is this legitimate, now? Has "criterion" gone the way of "agendum" and "alumnus", or is this still considered ill-informed usage?

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  • sirbobby98121
    Lv 7
    5 years ago
    Favourite answer

    Along with data and datum....

  • Karen L
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Yes, it has gone that way. Criteria is now accepted as a singular noun. You can still use criteria and criterion if you like, but it isn't an error any more to use "criteria is".

  • David A
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Though I partially agree with you, this could be correct if they are referring to multiple criteria!

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    I have no idea who dreampt up that pop up but it is totally meaningless IMO.But then, so are many things on this site.

  • keith
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    It hurts, and I wrote to them about it, but they are too stupid to understand.

  • Chris
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Yahoo! is incorrect.

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