[Editors] To "s" or not to "s"

[Jay Chrepta]

Laura,

If you believe in the power or numbers... there are 5,130 cites on MIT 
Google for "master of science," vs. 232 for "masters of science."

Then again... there's also the anarchy of numbers :-)

Cheers from Bldg. 3,

Jay --

At 02:35 PM 8/3/2005, Laura Koller wrote:
>This one's probably been sent around before, but it's new to me:
>
>Our project's early literature (which predates my arrival on the scene) 
>calls our S.M. degree a "Masters of Science" degree, as in, ""New Masters 
>of Science Program". I keep wanting to drop the "s" and call it a "Master 
>of Science" degree program.
>
>Is one correct, or is a matter of preference or context? Do you know the 
>answer, and if not, what's a good resource for this type of question?
>
>Thanks in advance for the witty chatter that will ensue,
>Laura
>
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