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"Cramer, John" <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:34:21 -0500
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Specie is completely incorrect - refers only to money.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linda Bush [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 1:13 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      An elementary quesion
>
> Hi, Conch-Lers!
>
> This is a simple question:  does one correctly refer to a single
> type of shell as a "specie" or is "species"  equally correct.   I know
> many of us, including me, have used species to refer to the singular as
> well as the plural.
>
> Cheers,
> Linda

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