Monday, June 23, 2014

grammatical number - What is the proper plural of the word "freshman"?



Would it be proper to say freshman students, freshmen, or freshmen students?



Edit:




It is worth noting that I have since learned it is more acceptable in educational circles to use the term "first-year students" instead of "freshmen".


Answer



Both "freshmen" and "freshman students" are correct, but "freshmen students" is wrong. I think "freshmen" is the official term.


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