23a. Add "bacterium" to the list of things that are meant to die. "A bacteria" is now a common usage (= in common use). Cf. today's "Bush Telegraph" program on RN where this mistake went uncorrected time after time. Only a matter of time before we hear "bacterias", I'll bet.
Then we'll, no doubt, have criterias for the phenomenas of bacterias.
We could even hold colloquias on the subject.
Chomsky help us all!

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