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I know that syllabus is singular and syllabi are plural. How would I write someone having two syllabuses?

Which one is correct?

My English teacher passed out two syllabuses.

My English teacher passed out two syllabi or syllabi’s.
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Though technically the plural is syllabi, the accepted plural is syllabuses. I would stick with it.
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Default Re: Syllabus vs. Syllabi

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I know that syllabus is singular and syllabi are plural. How would I write someone having two syllabuses?

Which one is correct?

My English teacher passed out two syllabuses.

My English teacher passed out two syllabi or syllabi’s.
Anglika is right. If you want to use "syllabi" though, remember that it is already in plural form, so you would not add an "s" (as you did above)!
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