Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Inter versus intern
Our local newspaper, "The Honolulu Star Advertiser" put the following caption under a photo:
"...for West Loch internees at the national Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific..."
If there were such a word (and there doesn't seem to be), those buried at the cemetery would
best be described as "interees" rather than "internees".
Question: Is the use of "internees" as used by the newspaper correct; and if so, should we be
concerned about the possibility that some of our live citizens are being held against their will on
the cemetery grounds? What would be the correct way of expressing this point?
John in Hawaii
"...for West Loch internees at the national Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific..."
If there were such a word (and there doesn't seem to be), those buried at the cemetery would
best be described as "interees" rather than "internees".
Question: Is the use of "internees" as used by the newspaper correct; and if so, should we be
concerned about the possibility that some of our live citizens are being held against their will on
the cemetery grounds? What would be the correct way of expressing this point?
John in Hawaii
Top answer
I'm with you on this one. The word "internees" cannot be used to refer to those buried at the cemetery. for West Loch internees buried at the national Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific"
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I'm with you on this one. The word "internees" cannot be used to refer to those buried at the cemetery.
I prefer ""...for West Loch internees buried at the national Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific"
I prefer ""...for West Loch internees buried at the national Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific"
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