Thursday, May 12, 2005, 04:53 GMT
"... it's simply a reality: 'spokespersons' is the term in use these days."
Let's check this "reality" with a web search.
684,000 for spokespeople
650,000 for spokespersons
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=spokespeople&btnG=Search&meta=
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=spokespersons&btnG=Search&meta=
Looks like both terms are in use (with a slight preference for "spokespeople").
Let's check this "reality" with a web search.
684,000 for spokespeople
650,000 for spokespersons
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=spokespeople&btnG=Search&meta=
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=spokespersons&btnG=Search&meta=
Looks like both terms are in use (with a slight preference for "spokespeople").