LANGUAGE CORNER
Criterion/Criteria; Phenomenon/Phenomena
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But don't mix them up, as in "The main criteria is youth, which leaves him out." The singular of the Greek/English word is "criterion," which was needed here because only one thing — youth — was being considered. If experience, say, were added to the mix, "criteria" would be in order. It's plural, and may it always be. And while in Greece, consider this: "The Asian market is a new phenomena...." Well, there's only one market in that passage, so it's singular, so it's "phenomenon."
