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		<title>Monies, moneys &#8212; or just plain old money?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivy Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which is correct? The CFO reported gleefully that corporate ______ available at the end of the fourth quarter were so substantial that she had first thought it was an accounting error. a. monies b. moneys c. money Answer: c Explanation: &#8220;Money&#8221; as a mass noun is never incorrect and &#8212; in this case &#8212; the [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Which is correct?</strong><br />
The <a href="http://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/CFO">CFO</a> reported gleefully that corporate ______ available at the end of the fourth quarter were so substantial that she had first thought it was an <a href="http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/accounting-error">accounting error</a>.<br />
a. monies<br />
b. moneys<br />
c. money</p>
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<p><strong>Answer: c</strong></p>
<p><strong>Explanation:</strong><br />
&#8220;Money&#8221; as a mass noun is never incorrect and &#8212; in this case &#8212; the other two words are. They are often used, incorrectly, to refer to especially large sums of money, as if we need double pluralization to express such a large wad of dough. Like when &#8220;super&#8221; isn&#8217;t enough to describe the magnitude of something and you&#8217;ve got to call it &#8220;super-duper.&#8221;</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s <a href="http://blog.harwardcommunications.com/2012/02/16/the-difference-between-money-and-monies-or-moneys/">HarwardCommunications blog</a>, a writing guide for non-native speakers of English, on the issue:<br />
&#8220;We would never say I found some monies under the bed / There are some monies under the bed. And it is incorrect to say I found a money under the bed.&#8221;</p>
<p>That being the case, it doesn&#8217;t make any more sense to refer to &#8220;monies available at the end of the fiscal quarter.&#8221; </p>
<p>However, in financial and business writing the other forms are standard language used to refer to discrete streams of funds, whether sources or targets. Examples include monies (that&#8217;s the common current spelling) earmarked for various corporate initiatives or monies due from various accounts. </p>
<p>Outside of that arena, stick with &#8220;money&#8221; and you won&#8217;t be wrong. </p>
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