Date:  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 15:34:24 MST

From:  Tom Uharriet <UTOM[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ADMN.712.NEBO.EDU>

Subject: tardys vs. tardies



A student is marked tardy again for being late to class. Does s/he

ask, "How many _tardys_ do I have now?" or

   "How many _tardies_ do I have now?"



I see it in local print both ways. Neither is in the dictionary. Is

one spelling "right"?





Tom Uharriet

utom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]admn.712.nebo.edu