PS: Kudos (as used in When Farce Becomes Reality)

It seems that kudos, one of those words that sounds plural, is actually singular.  So perhaps  I should have used the singular "pleasantry"

Which just proves that when it comes to academic writing,

I belong to the peasantry.

HZL

7/22/15

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In the 19th century, kudos ¹entered English as a singular noun, a transliteration of a Greek singular noun kŷdos meaning “praise or renown.” It was at first used ...




British Dictionary definitions for kudos

kudos

/ˈkjuːdɒs/

noun

1.

(functioning as sing) acclaim, glory, or prestige: the kudos ofplaying Carnegie Hall

Word Origin

C18: from Greek

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Word Origin and History for kudos

n.

"fame, renown," 1799, probably originally in university slang, from Greekkydos "glory, fame," especially in battle, literally "that which is heard of"(see caveat ). A singular noun in Greek, but the final -s often is mistaken asa plural suffix in English, leading to the barbarous back-formation kudo(attested by 1936).

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