Questions tagged [nouns]
This tag is for questions about nouns. Nouns are words that refer to an entity, quality, state, action, or concept. Add this tag to single-word-requests if you are looking for a noun. Add the tag word-usage if you are asking about the usage of the noun.
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Should the words "internet" and "web" be capitalized?
There seems to be some inconsistency on whether people capitalize the words internet and web (as in World Wide Web) as proper nouns. What is the official ruling on when or if these words should be ...
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Why are words ending in "-um" and "-us" pluralized to end in "-a" and "-i", respectively?
Where does the practice of using -a and -i for plural forms of -um and -us, respectively, come from?
Bacteria vs. bacterium
Fungi vs. fungus
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What is the correct plural of "octopus"?
What is the correct plural of octopus:
Octopi?
Octopodes?
Octopuses?
Something else?
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Is there any difference between "color" and "colour"?
What is the difference between color and colour?
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Difference between "ability" and "capability"
What is the difference in usage between ability and capability?
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When referring to a noun, when does the gender matter? [duplicate]
In most languages, gender plays a much more important role than in English. Nevertheless, it is possible to refer to a noun using its gender.
The ship was launched on 4 October 1853. Tayleur left ...
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The plural of "index"–"indexes" or "indices"?
A table may have one index, or it could have more [...]?
Is it indexes or indices? I'm just asking this because I've noticed they're both used quite often. Even Wikipedia seems to support both ...
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