Questions tagged [irregular-plurals]
For questions about words which have an irregular plural form.
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What is the proper word for multiples of fruit and beer? [duplicate]
I have seen both questions posted before. Gen X here. I believe I was instructed to use fruit and beer for plural.
I worked at a brewery and had a tough time accepting 'beers', although it is dead ...
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If I am running a survey with multiple sections, am I collecting "attitude" or "attitudes"?
I am a researcher and I'm writing a report about the pharmaceutical industry. I am running a survey among the general public and it has three distinct sections. The sections are things like:
Your ...
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How to pluralise a proper noun that ends with an adjective [closed]
The phrase was "How many Ark Royals have there been in The Royal Navy".
There have been 5 ships of the name Ark Royal
My question however is. is "Ark Royals" the correct plural ...
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What are the rules of inflection in making an idiom?
Although the following expressions may sound local or unnatural to some, these are examples of idiomatic expressions I hear in New York City.
Does putting plural emphasis of a noun or comparative ...
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Fishes and Deers
I saw a video clip with the concept of a plural of plurals. Here is an example:
In the ocean there are many fish.
I saw 3 different kinds of fishes.
First, is this correct usage?
If so, could I ...
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Can I pluralize compound proper nouns, like "Aunts Jane" for two aunts with the same name?
If I have an aunt named Jane, then I would write "Aunt Jane," where "Aunt" is capitalized because it is part of a proper noun.
If I have two aunts that are named Jane, would I ...
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What are the plural equivalents of Messrs for Ms, Miss & Mrs? [duplicate]
Mr. smith and Mr. Jones can be expressed as Messrs. Smith and Jones.
How can Ms. Smith and Ms. Jones, or Miss Smith and Miss Jones, or Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones respectively be so consolidated?
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How did "oxen" (plural of "ox") survive as the only plural form with the Old English plural ending -en?
Oxen is a rare exception in English where it is the only common English word that retains the original Old English plural ending -en. (Note: Children and brethren are formed a bit differently, please ...
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What’s special about the word “fish” [duplicate]
When there are two or more carps, you can say “there are fish”, treating singular form of fish without plural suffix “s” as a plural, but I think normally it doesn’t apply to other nouns, is that ...
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Can a stables (for horses) be used as a singular noun?
A "stable" is the compartment where an individual horse is housed.
A "stables" is the building which contains multiple stables/horses.
So the stables is a singular building, but ...
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“And to the many of you, William.”
I was taken aback by this phrase directed at me in response to my “Merry Christmas”.
And to the many of you, William.
Is it in any way correct?
Perhaps it is Old English, or a quote from a period ...
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Is it "three types of fish" or "three types of fishes"?
I have learnt that the plural of fish is still fish.
However, if we refer to different types of fish, we can use fishes; for example:
The aquarium has three fishes: goldfish, carp, and guppy.
If ...
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Why use 'has' when the word before it is plural noun? [closed]
I have an English book, in which there is a sentence that confuses me.
The sentence is
In the past years, the business of clothes has grown well.
I'm confused because why the author use the word '...
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Why is “one hundreds” in plural form on this stack of hundred dollar bills?
To me, two hundreds of books or one hundred of books is natural.
Why is “one hundreds” in the picture in plural form?
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Plural of "Director and Vice President"
There is a position in a company, "Director and Vice President".
If two people are in this position, are they:
Director and Vice Presidents
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Directors and Vice Presidents?
