Re: Kudos? ku·dos 
(k


d

z

, -d

s

, -d

s

, ky


-)
KEY NOUN:
Acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek k

dos,
magical glory Usage Note: Kudos is one of those words like
congeries that look like plurals but are etymologically singular. Acknowledging the Greek history of the term requires
Kudos is (not are) due her for her brilliant work on the score. But
kudos has often been treated as a plural, especially in the popular press, as in
She received many kudos for her work. This plural use has given rise to the singular form
kudo. These innovations follow the pattern whereby the English words
pea and
cherry were shortened from nouns ending in an (s) sound (English
pease and French
cerise), that were mistakenly thought to be plural. The singular
kudo remains far less common than the plural use; both are often viewed as incorrect in more formal contexts.·It is worth noting that even people who are careful to treat
kudos only as a singular often pronounce it as if it were a plural. Etymology would require that the final consonant be pronounced as a voiceless (s), as we do in
pathos, another word derived from Greek, rather than as a voiced (z).
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