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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hi Wheat, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Personally, I’ve only used “usage.” Even though neither the NACO Participants’ Manual nor DCM Z1 gives an example that has multiple forms of name, they both call for “usage” (singular), and that’s what I’ve
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> YUL-NACO <yul-naco-bounces@mailman.yale.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Meier, Tachtorn<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 2, 2023 11:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Distribution list for YUL NACO catalogers <yul-naco@mailman.yale.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [yul-naco] 670 "usage"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear collective wisdom,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I came across this inconsistent usage of the term "usage" in NAF; see below for snapshots from the authority records. Is it a plural or singular form, or either?<o:p></o:p></p>
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