Question

[Len]

Just out of curiosity. Who came up with the idea that the plural of series is serieses?

[Capn]

What?! No! That's a crime!!! Where did you see such a monstrosity?!

[Len]

Oh dear. I thought you might ask me that. I have seen it so many times on GR and when I searched I began to panic. Then I found a single example in the GR Librarians Group where there is a discussion called "Serieses". I assure you I am not delusional, I have seen it before on GR and assumed it was just an Americanese term in general use. If this is not the case I will have to use my age once again as a catch all excuse for confusion.

[Sem]

Len wrote: "Oh dear. I thought you might ask me that. I have seen it so many times on GR and when I searched I began to panic. Then I found a single example in the GR Librarians Group where there is a discussi..."

This is an interesting question. I've seen multiple discussions elsewhere on this topic with a few people asserting that it's an older, now obsolete usage. They cite "dictionaries" but no specific dictionary other than Wiktionary (ha!) and no historical examples. I find it impossible to believe that it's anything other than recently coined.

[Len]

Thank you, Sem. Dyslexia shrinks away.

[Len]

It wasn't dyslexia, was it? It was dementia. Bugger it, I'm going to bed.

[Sem]

Len wrote: "It wasn't dyslexia, was it? It was dementia. Bugger it, I'm going to bed."

It might have been both/either. Or 'delusion'. Or even 'double vision'.

[Ms.]

This is horrible. I will continue to use series as per Merriam Webster's definition, lacking access to an OED. https://www.merriam-webster.com/gramm...

[Capn]

Len wrote: "Oh dear. I thought you might ask me that. I have seen it so many times on GR and when I searched I began to panic. Then I found a single example in the GR Librarians Group where there is a discussi..."

(Is still chuckling over "Americanese") XD