IVIES...not IVYS

slipstream99
Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:55:18 +0000

Just something I’ve been noticing and after seeing the minuscule vs. miniscule thread, I’ve decided to take action…

When referring to multiple Ivy League Institutions, the correct term is Ivies not Ivys.

Please see any of the following:
http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000047.htm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5626596/site/newsweek/
http://www.bates.edu/x34407.xml
http://planning.yahoo.com/c/pick5.html
http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=6681
http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2004-04-30&section=2&id=3
http://www.phc.edu/news/docs/010904Times.asp
http://www.harperacademic.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060953624
http://www.mycollegeguide.org/read/ivy.html
http://www.nextstepmagazine.com/NSMPages/articledetails.aspx?articleid=1591
http://www.cornellsun.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/11/19/419d86fdd6ffa
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2004/11/08/news/11340.shtml
http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2004102901120