# Time to Stock Up On Obama Tschotkes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 13, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-stock-up-on-obama-tschotkes/532342 "2010-03-13T13:24:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-stock-up-on-obama-tschotkes/532342/21 "2010-03-16T13:35:44Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Well, yes, and this is not a marketplace of anything but ideas. I submit that the word ‘forum’ here has been redefined and is thus an english word, to have a proper english plural used, rather than the latin version. So? The proper **English** plural of “auditorium” is “auditoria.” ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-stock-up-on-obama-tschotkes/532342/22 "2010-03-16T13:51:54Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > So? The proper **English** plural of “auditorium” is “auditoria.” “Auditoriums” and “auditoria” are both technically correct, but whe’s the last time you hear anyone say “auditoria”? ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-stock-up-on-obama-tschotkes/532342/23 "2010-03-16T18:19:05Z")
A few months ago, but he was french. This is America! Speak american! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-stock-up-on-obama-tschotkes/532342.md?page=1)