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Please help, Papyri or papyrus?

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GotMyGoat · 16/12/2012 18:31

Thought you pedants would know :)

I am trying to say:

[This is] where I was first introduced to their collection of Papyrus scrolls,

Is Papyri more appropriate? A quick google has left me even more confused.

Many thanks Wine

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LunaticFringe · 16/12/2012 18:35

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GotMyGoat · 16/12/2012 18:48

Ah, I see so I could say

[This is] where I was first introduced to their collection of papyrus scrolls.

Can you give me an example of where papyri would be appropriate?

Does "Here are the papyri" work?

Thank you very much!

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AgathaTrunchbull · 05/01/2013 21:22

It's one 'i', because it's second declension plural in Latin. It would have to be 'papyrius' to have two.

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MirandaGoshawk · 07/01/2013 22:30

You could say '... was first introduced to their collection of papyri.'

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