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Plural of any noun ending in 'um' always ends in 'a', like flora and fauna. IMO forums is bad English-GB. Confused ...
Nounforum (plural forums or fora) 1. A place for discussion. 2. A gathering for the purpose of discussion. 3. A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience. 4. An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion. "Trish was an admin member on three forums, and had no trouble at all when it came to moderating them."Usage notesThe English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage. * Ref: Modern English Usage, 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article '-um', p.658).
From the online Compact Oxford English Dictionary:forumnoun (pl. forums) 1 a meeting or medium for an exchange of views. 2 chiefly N. Amer. a court or tribunal. 3 (pl. fora) (in ancient Roman cities) a public square or marketplace used for judicial and other business.
