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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
BrokenMonkey @ Aug 11th 2008 5:20PM
If you're going to use an unnecessary word like "myriad" could you at least use it properly? As a noun it's "a myriad of" and as an adjective it's just "myriad".
EQC @ Aug 11th 2008 8:49PM
Personally, I'm just offended that he used the common meaning of myriad and not it's original definition. My other personality (from ancient Greece) is disappointed that there aren't literally 10,000 players on which these movies won't play.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriad
BrokenMonkey @ Aug 11th 2008 8:55PM
I always hate when people use myriad when it's not necessary, it's one of those words that people use to sound smart but in the end it makes you sound dumb (another one is plethora). Unfortunately I have seen it come up a lot lately, especially in the Engadget and Joystiq family blogs. I agree that it would be much better used in its original definition.
Frank Furter @ Aug 12th 2008 8:42AM
Wow, a myriad of commenters don't like the author.
LouVelvet @ Aug 29th 2008 5:28PM
I was interested in learning about this "myriad" debate, as I have used the word throughout my life as a noun, but have seen it in lyrics and poetry used mainly as an adjective. Since indeed, the original (archaic) use of the word meant literally the number 10,000 -- would it then be acceptable to use it in its noun form without placing it between the words "a" and "of"? For example, you ask me, "How many dollars did you win in that contest?" and I could simply reply, "Myriad." I am asking because I am not an English or a Greek language scholar, but I am curious to know. Of course, I am aware that this is the "archaic" definition, and therefore it is all but completely dead in today's lexicon, and I would never actually use it in this context... but would it still technically be correct?