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Can phenomena be used as a singular?
Phenomena has been in occasional use as a singular since the early 18th century, as has the plural phenomenas. Our evidence shows that singular phenomena is primarily a speech form used by poets, critics, and professors, among others, but one that sometimes turns up in edited prose. Although it seemed like a fad a few years ago, Twitter has evolved into a phenomena with more than 200 million users … — Myron P. Medcalf It is etymologically no more irregular than stamina and agenda, but it has nowhere near the frequency of use that they have, and while they are standard, phenomena is still rather borderline.
Recent Examples of phenomena from the Web
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Entitled 'Fake News,' the installation is about the current phenomena of Internet culture and the spread of misinformation, which can lead to and has resulted in toxic consequences.
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The global phenomena of massive hacking interference has continued once again, with Ukrainian infrastructure facing the brunt of anonymous attacks.
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Upward lightning is a relatively new meteorological phenomena in the research world.
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China’s first astronomical satellite, an x-ray telescope that will search the sky for black holes, neutron stars, and other extremely energetic phenomena, raced into orbit today after a morning launch from the Gobi Desert.
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Featuring exquisite renderings of enigmatic cosmic phenomena, seminal scientific instruments, and spectacular scenes in deep space,.
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A confluence of phenomena combine to create this potential for serious atmospheric agitation, Cooper said.
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Overall, NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, which researches weather and climate phenomena and seeks to improve computer modeling, would see a 22 percent budget decrease from $514 million to $400 million.
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But this book is not just an attempt to show that birds are beautiful, stunning, have the most amazing vocalizations or are the ideal subjects of choice for studying a huge variety of biological phenomena.
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First Known Use of phenomena
1708
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