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Re: "Archive" vs "Archives"



I've been away, but now I'm back....

I've oft pondered this semantic conundrum myself, so here's my solution -

I always tell people I work in "an archive", but refer to the collection of
records/documents as "the archives".  Does this make any sense????  ;->



Jill L Schneider
USGS - Alaska Technical Data Unit
907-786-7457
jschnidr@usgs.gov
http://alaskaminerals.wr.usgs.gov

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