Posted: 3/18/2008 8:40:04 AM EDT
 What have I learned in 10,000 posts? I've learned that those companies advertised at the top of your screen and the yellow lines in the Equipment Exchange have the best products, the best customer service, and the best prices around. If you haven't taken a moment to browse their websites in a while, take a minute today and see what a few of them are selling. You might just find something you can't live without.  Main Entry: myr·i·ad Pronunciation: \ˈmir-ē-əd\ Function: noun Etymology: Greek myriad-, myrias, from myrioi countless, ten thousand Date: 1555 1 : ten thousand 2 : a great number <a myriad of ideas> usage Recent criticism of the use of myriad as a noun, both in the plural form myriads and in the phrase a myriad of, seems to reflect a mistaken belief that the word was originally and is still properly only an adjective. As the entries here show, however, the noun is in fact the older form, dating to the 16th century. The noun myriad has appeared in the works of such writers as Milton (plural myriads) and Thoreau (a myriad of), and it continues to occur frequently in reputable English. There is no reason to avoid it. |