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36: 8139: 3629:. The choice of form can also depend on the level of discourse: traditional Latin plurals are found more often in academic and scientific contexts, whereas in daily speech the Anglicised forms are more common. In the following table, the Latin plurals are listed, together with the Anglicised forms when these are more common. 7826:

The singular and plural forms of loanwords from other languages where countable nouns used attributively are, unlike English, plural and come at the end of the word are sometimes modified when entering English usage. For example, in Spanish, nouns composed of a verb and its plural object usually have

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f the 136 distinguished consultants on usage polled for the 1975 Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage, 49 per cent responded that they use 'The data is...' in writing. And, in casual speech, 65 per cent use data as singular. Those who defend 'The data is...' often point to the fact that agenda is

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English (like Latin and certain other European languages) can form a plural of certain one-letter abbreviations by doubling the letter: p. ("page"), pp. ("pages"). Other examples include ll. ("lines"), ff. ("following lines/pages"), hh. ("hands", as a measure), PP. ("Popes"), SS. ("Saints"), ss. (or

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Different paradigms of Latin pronunciation can lead to confusion as to the number or gender of the noun in question. As traditionally used in English, including scientific, medical, and legal contexts, Latin nouns retain the classical inflection with regard to spelling; however those inflections use

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is "more than one", the grammatical term has a slightly different technical meaning. In the English system of grammatical number, singular means "one (or minus one)", and plural means "not singular". In other words, plural means not just "more than one" but also "less than one (except minus one)".

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semantically; that is, a lowlife is not a type of life, and a flatfoot is not a type of foot. When the common form of such a word is singular, it is treated as if it has a regular plural, even if the final constituent of the word is usually pluralized in an irregular fashion. Thus the plural of

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refers to these sporting terms as "snob plurals" and conjectures that they may have developed by analogy with the common English irregular plural animal words "deer", "sheep" and "trout". Similarly, nearly all kinds of fish have no separate plural form (though there are exceptions—such as rays,

3585:, that is, the re-formation of the word and its inflections as normal English words. Many nouns have settled on, or acquired a modern form from the original (usually Latin). Other nouns have become Anglicised, taking on the normal "s" ending. In some cases, both forms are still competing. 7515:

may refer either to a single entity or the members of the set composing it. If the latter meaning is intended, the word (though singular in form) may be treated as if it were a plural, in that it may take a plural verb and be replaced with a plural pronoun: (in British English)

6055:, and these generally follow a somewhat different set of rules. In French loaned compounds with a noun as head and a qualifying adjective, it is correct to pluralize both words, in common with French practice. Usually in French, the noun precedes the adjective: 3696:

are now, in many contexts, used by some as singular mass nouns: "The media is biased"; "This data shows us that ..." (although a number of scientists, especially of British origin, still say "These data show us that ..."). See

473:. This article discusses the variety of ways in which English plurals are formed from the corresponding singular forms, as well as various issues concerning the usage of singulars and plurals in English. For plurals of pronouns, see 6767:

In the arts and sciences: chemistry, geometry, surgery, the blues, jazz, rock and roll, impressionism, surrealism. This includes those that look plural but function as grammatically singular in English, e.g., "Mathematics

7937:, the plural is sometimes used as a singular (a player may be referred to as "a Red Sox"). Oftentimes, the singular "Red Sox" will be pronounced as if it were "Red Sock", even though the spelling suggests otherwise. 6961:, are strongly and consistently felt as singular by fluent speakers. These words are usually marked in dictionaries with the phrase "plural in form but singular in construction" (or similar wording). Others, such as 6363:§§) ("sections"), vv. ("volumes"). Some multi-letter abbreviations can be treated the same way, by doubling the final letter: MS ("manuscript"), MSS ("manuscripts"); op. ("opus"), opp. ("opera" as plural of opus). 5005:

Foreign terms may take native plural forms, especially when the user is addressing an audience familiar with the language. In such cases, the conventionally formed English plural may sound awkward or be confusing.

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In some expressions, the adjective precedes the noun, in which case it is still correct to pluralize both words, in common with French practice, although in the English form sometimes only the noun is pluralized:

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or the head is metaphorical—it is generally regarded as acceptable to pluralize either the first major term or the last (if open when singular, such compounds tend to take hyphens when plural in the latter case):

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data (now usually treated as a singular mass noun in both informal and educated usage, but usage in scientific publications shows a strong American/British divide; American usage generally prefers to treat

6985:, in English morphology many of these simply are not in plural form, because English has naturalized the foreign plural as the English singular. Usage of the original singular may be considered pedantic, 7833:, literally "sucks-goats", or in a more natural English formation "goatsucker") and the plural form of the object noun is retained in both the singular and plural forms of the compound (i.e. singular 7845:

was treated as a plural of the compound (i.e. the monster) rather than of the object of the verb (i.e. the goats), and so "chupacabra" without an s is the singular in English, even though in Spanish

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As noted, the word "children" comes from an earlier form "childer". There were formerly a few other words like this: eyre/eyren (eggs), lamber/lambren (lambs), and calver/calveren (calves).

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It is common in informal speech to pluralize the last word instead, like most English nouns, but in edited prose aimed at educated people, the forms given above are usually preferred.

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of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns (some with sub-categories). Usually, in borrowing words from Latin, the endings of the nominative are used: nouns whose nominative singular ends in

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But note that 'Unixen' and 'Twenexen' are never used. It has been suggested that this is because '-ix' and '-ex' are sometimes Latin singular endings that attract a Latinate plural.

5857:, as part of an officer's title, are etymologically adjectives, but they have been adopted as nouns and are thus heads, so compound titles employing them are pluralized at the end: 5217:

or have no separate plural form. Words more connected to Māori culture and used in that context tend to retain the same form, while names of flora and fauna may or may not take an

6764:", such as goodness, freshness, laziness, and nouns which are homonyms of adjectives with a similar meaning, such as good, bad (can also use goodness and badness), hot, and cold. 372: 9193: 6760:

Abstract nouns: deceit, information, cunning, and nouns derived from adjectives, such as honesty, wisdom, intelligence, poverty, stupidity, curiosity, and words ending with "

6965:, are less strongly or consistently felt as singular; for the latter type, the dictionary phrase "plural in form but singular or plural in construction" recognizes variable 9001:

also, strictly, a plural, but is nearly always regarded as a single list and takes a singular verb. You'll probably never hear anyone ask: 'Are the agenda interesting?'

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Chemical elements and other physical entities: aluminum (U.S.) / aluminium (U.K.), copper, gold, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, equipment, furniture, traffic, air and water

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However, often the abbreviation used for the singular is used also as the abbreviation for the plural; this is normal for most units of measurement and currency. The

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as singular in standard English, including educated everyday usage at least in non-scientific use. British scientific publishing usually still prefers treating

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they are "treated as singular or plural at discretion"; Fowler notes that occasionally a "delicate distinction" is made possible by discretionary plurals: "

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of the worker as plural distinct manifestations of the mass concept of idleness (or as different types of idleness, "bone lazy" versus "no work to do").

3634: 9327:: 'something to be acted on') but is nowadays used only as a singular, and nobody in their right mind would insist that it should be used as a plural." 2887:(e.g. "five Dutchmen", "several Irishmen"), and uncountable plurals used to refer to entire nationalities collectively (e.g. "the Dutch", "the Irish"). 9013: 7428:

Geographical names may be treated as singular even if they are plural in form, if they are regarded as representing a single entity such as a country:

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might be used as shorthand for "an oxygen atom", but in this case, it is not a mass noun, so one can refer to "multiple oxygens in the same molecule".

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to voiced fricatives /v/ and /ð/ respectively before a voiced ending. In some words this voicing survives in the modern English plural. In the case of

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also occurs, although it is strictly speaking unfounded because it is not a Latin noun of the second declension, but rather a Latinized form of Greek

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For compounds of three or more words that have a head (or a term functioning as a head) with an irregular plural form, only that term is pluralized:

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is sometimes used, particularly with respect to colleges or universities; however, it is sometimes frowned upon. By contrast, the common plural form

6599:) was originally singular. In the same field, one half of a pair of scissors separated from the other half is, rather illogically, referred to as a 2593:

of pheasant", "Carruthers bagged a dozen tiger last year", whereas in another context such as zoology or tourism the regular plural would be used.

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Many determiners are "indifferent as to the number of the head" noun, while others are selective. The following determiners select a plural head:

3565:. This is because Attic Greek is what is taught in classes in Greek in Western Europe, and therefore was the Greek that the word borrowers knew. 5645:

Some compounds have one head with which they begin. These heads are also nouns and the head usually pluralizes, leaving the second, usually a

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etc.). However, if the sense is a group of geographical objects, such as islands or mountains, a plural-form name will be treated as plural:

6756:(or uncountable nouns) do not represent distinct objects, so the singular and plural semantics do not apply in the same way. Some examples: 6335:, although the apostrophe is sometimes seen. Use of the apostrophe is more common in those cases where the letters are followed by periods ( 8105:), although the adjective may be used especially in case of a group of mixed or unspecified sex, if the demonym nouns are gender-specific: 7906:

When a sport team's name is plural, the corresponding singular is often used to denote a member of that team; for example a player for the

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Certain words which were originally plural in form have come to be used almost exclusively as singulars (usually uncountable); for example

6170:(to facilitate pronunciation in French). In these cases, both the noun and the adjective are pluralized in the English form as in French: 4258:(plural datums or data) is a reference point, surface, or axis on an object or the Earth's surface against which measurements are made. 367: 8779: 7235:(plural datums or data) is a reference point, surface, or axis on an object or the Earth's surface against which measurements are made. 6841:. However, there could be the many "sands of Africa": either many distinct stretches of sand, or distinct types of sand of interest to 4629: 3541:

Classical Greek has a simpler system, but still more complicated than that of English. Most loan words from Greek in English are from

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If a compound can be thought to have two heads, both of them tend to be pluralized when the first head has an irregular plural form:

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is considered nonstandard. It is standard meaning the form of money, where it derives from the Latin singular ablative in the phrase

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to other cases, such as plurals of numbers written in figures (e.g. "1990's"), words used as terms (e.g. "his writing uses a lot of

2624:, "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes." The plurals of the names of fishes either take the ending -s or is the same as the singular. 2461:

There are many other less regular ways of forming plurals, usually stemming from older forms of English or from foreign borrowings.

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to the end of most nouns. Regular English plurals fall into three classes, depending upon the sound that ends the singular form:

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When the word has a specific meaning rather than being a simple expression of quantity, it is pluralized as an ordinary noun:

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in his novels from the cuter and simpler beings common in fairy tales, but his usage has since spread. Multiple astronomical

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Any quantity that includes decimal precision is plural. This includes 1 followed by any number of zeros. It is normal to say

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There are also some plural nouns whose singular forms exist, though they are much more rarely encountered than the plurals:

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was derived from Arabic via French. It was originally plural, but in French and English it is always regarded as singular.

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remains unchanged in the plural (fourth declension—the plural has a long ū to differentiate it from the singular short u):

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With a few extended compounds, both terms may be pluralized—again, with an alternative (which may be more prevalent, e.g.

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for both the singular and the plural use and some recommend treating it only as a singular in connection with computers.)

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Two-headed compounds in which the first head has a standard plural form, however, tend to pluralize only the final head:

7395:); however, many English speakers take it to be a plural and refer to the muscle of only one arm, by back-formation, as 168: 8761: 6829:

Some mass nouns can be pluralized, but the meaning in this case may change somewhat. For example, when someone has two

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as a singular in all contexts, including in serious and academic publishing. British usage now widely accepts treating

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For many other compounds of three or more words with a head at the front—especially in cases where the compound is

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Any zero quantity can be plural or singular, though plural is the default. So the following plurals are standard.

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referendums (often taken to mean plebiscites, and referenda as the propositions voted on. It is often argued that

8499: 474: 345: 9151: 9091: 9465: 7611:, etc. (The resulting quantitative expressions are treated as numbers, in that they can modify nouns directly: 6978: 397: 45: 8062:. Cases where the adjective formation is possible, but the noun provides a commonly used alternative, include 7987:

Certain adjectives can be used, uninflected, as plurals denoting people of the designated type. For example,

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unit symbols are officially not considered abbreviations and not pluralized, as in 10 m ("10 metres").

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In most English varieties, there are five non-sibilant voiceless consonants that occur at the end of words:

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Nouns used attributively to qualify other nouns are generally in the singular, even though for example, a

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are used as singular by some speakers, although this is still considered incorrect in standard usage (see

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or other animals are often referred to in the singular for the plural in a sporting context: "He shot six

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There are several isotopes of oxygen, which might be referred to as different oxygens. In casual speech,

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as a series of instances of deceitful behaviour (lied on income tax, dated my wife), and the different

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Nouns from languages other than the above generally form plurals as if they were native English words:

4287:; this is now often treated as a singular mass noun); mediums (spiritualists, or items of medium size) 3224:

The plural is sometimes formed by changing the vowel sound of the singular (these are sometimes called

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Some words have unusually formed singulars and plurals, but develop "normal" singular-plural pairs by

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Nouns describing things having two parts are expressed in the singular when used as adjectives. Other

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simply means "more than one". A quantity of one may sometimes be grammatically inflected as plural.

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both come from a Latin word meaning "kind", but they do not form a singular-plural pair. In Latin,

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This group consists of words that historically belong to the Old English consonant declension, see

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are "correctly" not inflected in the plural, although many people are not aware of this rule; see

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is a singular Greek word meaning praise, but is often taken to be a plural. At present, however,

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For the (especially British) treatment of teams as plural even if they have singular names, see

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is treated as a mass noun, referring to money in the form of coins (the idea is of " in kind").

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Such usage is common with the definite article, to denote people of a certain type generally:

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A particular set of nouns, describing things having two parts, comprises the major group of

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Italian nouns, notably technical terms in music and art, often retain the Italian plurals:

9431: 9392: 9245: 9159: 8783: 8765: 8610: 8372:, a singular verb suggests a singular answer, and a plural verb suggests a plural answer: 7915: 7907: 7800: 7774: 7759:. This is also true where the attribute noun is itself qualified with a number, such as a 7544: 7328: 7232: 6986: 6300: 6052: 5059: 4913: 4255: 3475: 3305: 3120: 2590: 1924: 377: 242: 223: 97: 27: 8930: 1904:(particularly names of people) of this type usually form their plurals by simply adding 9295: 8959:"Data. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000" 8708: 8614: 8300:

However, if it has already been established that one item was in question, one can use

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even though that noun in normal use has an irregular plural form (a particular case of

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is also often used as the singular; and also in the semiconductor industry; otherwise

638:. When a singular noun ends in one of these sounds, its plural is spoken by appending 9459: 9366: 8881: 8700: 8514: 8494: 7866: 6990: 6472: 6385: 6299:"). However others prefer to avoid this method (which can lead to confusion with the 4576: 4327:, which did not have a plural form, while the "propositions voted on" is more like a 3645:. This may cause confusion for those familiar with the Classical Latin pronunciation 3554: 3079: 3007: 2954: 2620: 205: 193: 151: 120: 70: 7799:. The plural may be used to emphasise the plurality of the attribute, especially in 7649:

When the modifier is a vaguer expression of number, either pattern may be followed:

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In some cases, a plural verb can be used when the answer is expected to be plural

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In the names of sports teams, sometimes a noun will be given a regular plural in

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An interesting example may be found embedded in the name of the London parish of

8592: 8571: 8272:), depending on whether it refers to a fraction of a single item or many items. 8138: 7748: 7378: 7249: 6801: 6789: 6777: 6010:, only the last term is pluralized (or left unchanged if it is already plural): 4705: 4570:

is similar in form but is originally dative plural, so cannot be pluralised to *

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When a team's name is plural in form but cannot be singularized by removing an

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phenomena/phenomenons (the latter form is common, though sometimes proscribed)

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Colloquial usages based in a humorous fashion on the second declension include

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is rare and might only be used to refer to more than one original Roman forum)

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The choice of a form can often depend on context: for a scholar, the plural of

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Some words have irregular plurals that do not fit any of the types given here.

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In English, all vowels are voiced. Nouns ending in a vowel sound similarly add

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For a singular noun ending on a non-sibilant voiced consonant, the plural adds

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When followed by a plural predicative complement, a plural verb must be used:

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is better, because in the order of thought a whole must precede division; and

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particularly if operating as a cluster, but multiple Unix systems are usually

2975: 2654: 2648: 2642: 312: 7895:.) Some teams use a non-standard plural spelling in their names, such as the 2934:(particularly when referring to a team of draft (draught) animals, sometimes 8758: 8509: 8097:

The noun is normally used anyway when referring to specific sets of people (

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could literally be construed as a creature that sucks only one single goat.

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form, which happens to be the same in both singular and plural. In English,

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itself is the plural form. Canadian English also borrows Inuktitut singular

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A number of adjectives are used primarily with plural nouns. These include

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The term, from Latin, for the main upper arm flexor in the singular is the

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agenda means a "list of items of business at a meeting" and has the plural

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encyclopaedias / encyclopedias (encyclopaediae and encyclopediae are rare)

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Nor does the rule apply to words that are merely capitalized common nouns:

8854: 8309:"Can you pass me the banana on your desk?" "There's no banana on my desk." 8735: 8622: 7408: 6900: 6793: 6570: 6554: 6048: 5318:, when referring to a person of that ethnicity, does not usually take an 3614: 3035:, which derives its name from being the Clerks' Well associated with the 2880: 2636: 551: 535: 438: 7976: 7952:, the same singular word may also sometimes be used to denote a player ( 7595:

When modified by a number, the plural is not inflected, that is, has no

6421:, not "lowlives", according to Pinker. Other proposed examples include: 6187:

In other French compound expressions, only the head noun is pluralized:

5302:; when used as an informal term for a New Zealander, it always takes an 8051: 7533: 7137: 6542: 6464:, though that form of the name is officially rejected by the Blackfoot 6324: 5399: 5387: 5375: 5340:

in Canada, Greenland and Alaska, retain the original plurals. The word

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has come into common usage since the second half of the 20th century.

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musical style: "play me a blues"; "he sang three blues and a calypso")

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etc.). In the case of most nationalities, however, the plural of the

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can be used to mean "unemployed people" and "homeless people", as in

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was also altered accordingly, surviving only in the name of the dish

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Some words of foreign origin are much better known in their (foreign-

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behaves similarly—as a noun with identical singular and plural—while

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and initialisms are normally pluralized simply by adding (lowercase)

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is rare in North America except in the sense of "magic rod", or the

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normally has its plural identical to the singular and the plural of

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as usual, and the resulting expression is not a number (it requires

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The following rules apply to the plurals of numerical terms such as

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is considered an error, though the usage is becoming more common as

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came to be analysed as plural by analogy, from which a new singular

3196:, referring to a computer, is occasionally pluralized humorously to 7252:

system for systematically naming musical works by the same composer

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Other words whose plurals are sometimes used as singulars include:

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Other nouns that have identical singular and plural forms include:

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as a plural. Some British university style guides recommend using

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The plurals of a few nouns are formed from the singular by adding

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itself, the plural is usually identical to the singular, although

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the verb first and noun object last (e.g. the legendary monster

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English sometimes distinguishes between regular plural forms of

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is added in this case if the singular does not already end with

385: 252: 9154:. Media and Public Relations Office, University of Nottingham. 8268:), and whatever they apply to can be singular or plural (e.g., 7960:). When referring to more than one player, it is normal to use 6471:

Another analogous case is that of sport team names such as the

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other than a sibilant, the plural is normally formed by adding

8675:) in the sense of "a body of employees", the plural is always 8132: 6260:(In French the plural form is the same as the singular form.) 5221:, depending on context. Many regard omission as more correct: 3201: 2606:

is sometimes used, especially when meaning "species of fish".

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But more often scientists and researchers think of data as a

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Fractions are themselves singular or plural depending on the

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ice hockey team, even though it is named after the song the "

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as described above). For example, there are teams called the

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where the singular form is not found in isolation, such as a

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Scientific abbreviations for words of Latin origin ending in

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Phonological transcriptions provided in this article are for

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plurals also occur in Latin words borrowed from Greek, e.g.

4402:

words, where the Latin plural was similar to the singular):

2890:

Certain other words borrowed from foreign languages such as

2692:(only the spelling is identical; the singular is pronounced 2658:(but in the sense of a skill or art, the plural is regular, 1356: 1301: 1209: 1007: 9323:"The word agenda, for example, was originally plural (from 9054:"... in educated everyday usage as represented by the 7376:

becomes better known. The name of the Greek sandwich style

7227:. In engineering, drafting, surveying, and geodesy, and in 6367: 4819:

is usually also acceptable, and in many cases more common.

3213: 2899: 2739: 2734:

can be the plural for multiple plants; in medical contexts

1644:

However many nouns of foreign origin, including almost all

1619: 1610: 1568: 1559: 1553: 1524: 1515: 1241: 1206: 1021: 797: 724: 9369:(New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1965), 403. 9058:

newspaper, it is nowadays most often used as a singular."

7977:§ Singulars with collective meaning treated as plural 6496:

Some nouns have no singular form. Such a noun is called a

1601: 1261: 1238: 1142: 920: 914: 765: 630: 588: 8716: 8609:; he intended the changed spelling to differentiate the " 7887:. (This does not always apply; for example, there is the 7747:

has more than one department. This is true even for some

6272:

The plural of individual letters is usually written with

4250:

In engineering, drafting, surveying, and geodesy, and in

1353: 1174: 1107: 1075: 923: 917: 885: 879: 847: 812: 768: 762: 730: 692: 686: 7399:. The correct—although very seldom used—Latin plural is 3200:

in the hacker subculture. In the same context, multiple

3050:

plurals are found in dialectal, rare, or archaic usage:

7719:) do not have plural forms. Apparent examples, such as 3074:(archaic/regional; actually earlier plural "kye" plus 1916:. With place names this rule is not always adhered to: 646:(in some transcription systems, this is abbreviated as 8994:. Vol. 77, no. 224. p. B-2 – via 7666:

My phone number consists of three fives and four sixes

8956:, and most people now follow this in general usage." 8946:"Sometimes scientists think of data as plural, as in 7382:

is increasingly undergoing a similar transformation.

7223:

A single piece of data is sometimes referred to as a

6858:

in this way (though it was formerly more common) and

2682:

is more common in North America and Australia, while

2473:

inflection). Many of these are the names of animals:

1622: 1613: 1607: 1571: 1527: 1486: 1417: 1397: 1365: 1323: 1287: 1267: 1264: 1244: 1212: 1180: 1177: 1171: 1148: 1145: 1136: 1113: 1104: 1081: 1042: 993: 979: 926: 888: 876: 850: 838: 815: 803: 771: 733: 727: 721: 695: 689: 683: 574: 560: 8798:(Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1996); Henry Ashby Turner, 6388:

discusses what he calls "headless words", typically

2994:

meaning a male sibling, but often seen as plural of

1604: 1598: 1565: 1556: 1550: 1521: 1394: 1362: 1359: 1258: 1235: 1203: 1139: 1110: 1078: 1072: 965: 951: 759: 437:. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see 9014:"Summary of dictionary sources and scholarly usage" 7926:was originally a singular identical to its plural. 7563:is better, because it takes two or more to agree." 7463:

Singulars with collective meaning treated as plural

5326:

as a noun, and instead use it only as an adjective.

5202:are more often seen with a regular English plural. 5070:(generally m/f) according to native rules, or just 4200:

agendum (obsolete, not listed in most dictionaries)

3657:(feminine plural) are notorious in this regard, as 3355:is sometimes also used humorously as the plural of 1616: 1562: 1518: 1512: 911: 873: 832: 829: 800: 794: 756: 718: 680: 8985: 8304:to deny that such an item exists in the singular: 7841:). However, when entering English, the final s of 7619:is used before pronouns or definite noun phrases: 1309:, however, are "near-regular". See section below. 9270:Fowler, H. W. (2015). Butterfield, Jeremy (ed.). 3394:, in more formal (legal and technical) contexts; 3351:and is often used in a jocular context. The form 1975:preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding 1429:, but certain instances (detailed below) may add 9438:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 505–506. 7626:When not modified by a number, the plural takes 7354:singulars are back-formations from the standard 4534:, while technically correct, is even rarer than 4355:stadia/stadiums (the latter is far more common) 3306:Germanic umlaut § I-mutation in Old English 3093:(rare, found in some regional dialects, used by 2686:as plural is more common in the United Kingdom.) 505:This less-than aspect can be seen in cases like 451:IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters 8691:) are acceptable, except in compounds, such as 7346:. The nonstandard, offensive, and now obsolete 5529: 5524: 5518: 5513: 5489: 5484: 5478: 5473: 5457: 5451: 5348:, which is uncommon in English outside Canada. 4630:Plural form of words ending in -us § Virus 3701:for more information. Similarly, words such as 3661:in Anglicised pronunciation sounds the same as 2469:Some nouns have identical singular and plural ( 2374:) nevertheless retain the voiceless consonant: 16:How English plurals are formed; typically -(e)s 9383: 9381: 9379: 9377: 9375: 8453:are compatible with quantified plurals (e.g., 6006:In some extended compounds constructed around 5153:origin have no plural form and do not change: 4751:criteria/criterions (the latter form is rare) 3771:encyclopaedia (or encyclopædia) / encyclopedia 2979:, occasionally still encountered in Ireland). 1425:to form the plural. The spelling usually adds 9436:The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language 9422: 9420: 9418: 9416: 9397:The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language 7458:a group of islands off the coast of Scotland. 6728:is any bone of the finger or toe. A military 6593:, the English word (deriving from the French 5588: 5572: 4715:Some Greek plurals are preserved in English ( 4070:as if it belonged to this class, pronouncing 3474:English has borrowed a great many words from 2900:§ Irregular plurals from other languages 2740:§ Irregular plurals from Latin and Greek 2610:is also used in iconic contexts, such as the 405: 8: 8401:), even if the expected answer is only one. 6594: 6480: 5545: 4530:occurs but is etymologically incorrect, and 3676:Because many of these plurals do not end in 9272:Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage 8167:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 8010:This is common with certain nationalities: 7772: 6933:Plural in form but singular in construction 6923:Singulars as plural and plurals as singular 6616: 6524: 6497: 5435: 5092:seraphim / seraphs (The Hebrew singular is 4092: 4082: 3506:); nouns whose nominative singular ends in 1834:also follow this pattern, since in English 1756:) preceded by a consonant usually drop the 8948:These data do not support the conclusions. 8921:Raymond, Eric (1993). "How Jargon Works". 8869:Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English 8537: 8535: 8533: 7530:the government is considering its position 6823:Referring to the musical style as a whole. 1331:(a voiced sibilant) and the spelling adds 1050:(a voiceless sibilant). The spelling adds 412: 398: 18: 8897:4a plural counsel (1) : a lawyer ... 8835: 8833: 8187:Learn how and when to remove this message 3430:(in the context of an amount of money in 3316:that form their plurals in the same way: 2778:peoples are not inflected in the plural: 2018:However the plural form (rarely used) of 1476:in many cases spell the plural by adding 9274:. Oxford University Press. p. 633. 8327:generally take singular agreement, e.g. 6796:, acoustics, optics, computer graphics, 6339:), or where the last letter is S (as in 5970:jacks-in-the-pulpit/jack-in-the-pulpits 5805:women doctors (no longer in common use) 3459:Irregular plurals from foreign languages 3398:can also be a singular noun with plural 2465:Nouns with identical singular and plural 8751: 8727: 8529: 7416:; but the imagined Latin-type singular 7275:) was in origin a singular with plural 7200: 6816: 6717: 5845:In military and naval usage, the terms 5287: 2969:, which also led to the archaic plural 2953:(only possible plural; originated as a 1838:is a digraph for two consonant sounds ( 26: 7940:When a team's name is singular, as in 4908:Irregular plurals from other languages 3464:Irregular plurals from Latin and Greek 2668:(referring to individual songs in the 2042:, although the former is more common. 9152:UoN "Style Book – Singular or plural" 8953:singular mass entity like information 7664:. The same applies to other numbers: 7424:Geographical plurals used as singular 6577:These words are interchangeable with 4974: 4792:Atlantes (statues of the Titan); but 4424:many people avoid either choice with 3434:). The 1p or 1-cent coins are called 2324:In addition, there is one word where 2162:In Old and Middle English, voiceless 7: 9362:A Dictionary of Modern English Usage 8717:Plural to singular by back-formation 8587:, the common form of the plural was 8276:Equivalent to zero is usually plural 8165:adding citations to reliable sources 7662:Last season he scored eight hundreds 6957:, etc. Some of these words, such as 6845:or builders, or simply the allusive 6268:Plurals of letters and abbreviations 5560:Japanese does not have plural forms 5336:and related languages spoken by the 4920:, which may be silent or pronounced 4811:in nouns of Greek origin can become 4024:Except for words derived from Greek 2598:sharks or lampreys). As to the word 1914:there are three Harrys in our office 441:. For the distinction between , 8846:The history of the English language 8794:Book titles include Mary Fulbrook, 8738:to indicate ungrammatical examples. 8383:Which of these answers are correct? 7862: 6607:used to be part of this group, but 6314:; this is the style recommended by 6291:Some people extend this use of the 6036: 5962:jacks-in-the-box/jack-in-the-boxes 5108:occurs in the King James Version.) 5021:according to native rules, or just 4550:is rare although correct in Latin) 4436:campuses (The Latinate plural form 4323:is incorrect because it is a Latin 3451: 2366:is represented orthographically by 2030:is also found. Also, the plural of 1772:in words where the y is pronounced 1029:. When the singular form ends in a 373:AmE and BrE grammatical differences 368:African-American Vernacular English 8984:O'Neill, Dan (22 September 1979). 8909:Dictionary.com entry for "brother" 8377:Which of these answers is correct? 6973:Plural form became a singular form 6278:there are two h's in this sentence 4081:. Since the word comes from Latin 3470:Plural form of words ending in -us 3343:is a back-formation by analogy to 14: 8715:, which is its plural. (See the 8437:and all cardinal numerals except 7997:There are two million unemployed. 7743:catches more than one dog, and a 7621:three dozen of them/of those eggs 7305:was the three-syllable plural of 6047:Many English compounds have been 5322:. Many speakers avoid the use of 4696:or Elvidēs) to refer to multiple 4510:. The theoretically correct form 4116:, is pronounced differently from 3412:(in the context of gaming, where 2768:unit of weight equal to 14 pounds 500:Although the everyday meaning of 277:Transitive and intransitive verbs 9043:New Oxford Dictionary of English 8477:, though singular examples like 8137: 7983:Adjectives as collective plurals 7644:the thousands of people affected 7107:paninis (currently gaining use) 6622:remain unchanged as adjectives. 6355:are also acceptable; the ending 5999:sons of bitches/sons-of-a-bitch 4720:Plurals of words of Greek origin 3553:, and other great writers), not 3446:(also in speech, as "pee"). For 1594: 1546: 1508: 1482: 1413: 1384: 1349: 1319: 1297: 1283: 1254: 1231: 1199: 1167: 1132: 1100: 1068: 1038: 1017: 1003: 989: 975: 961: 947: 907: 869: 825: 790: 752: 714: 676: 658:if the singular already ends in 626: 612: 598: 584: 570: 556: 34: 8598:Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 8054:noun is used for this purpose: 6115:belles époques / belle époques 5991:heads of states/heads of state 3710: 3698: 3375:Miscellaneous irregular plurals 3204:computers are sometimes called 507:the temperature is zero degrees 433:International Phonetic Alphabet 9399:. Cambridge University Press. 9304:Online Etymological Dictionary 8759:English Irregular Plural Nouns 8621:and multiple non-mythological 8342:What have big ears and trunks? 8270:three-quarters of the apple(s) 7787:is made of glass (but compare 7692:The demonstrative determiners 6928:Plural words becoming singular 6569:(metalworking & cooking), 6481:§ Teams and their members 5608:nouns have one basic term, or 4331:, which could be pluralised.) 3809:, can form a plural by adding 3637:: the entomologist pronounces 3534:). (For a full treatment, see 3308:. There are many compounds of 2634:(meaning 'vessel'), including 1: 9198:Oxford Dictionaries - English 7231:calculations for aircraft, a 6460:, of which the plural can be 6286:dot the i's and cross the t's 6213:cris du cœur / cris du coeur 5398:Nunavummiut ("inhabitants of 5386:Nunavimmiut ("inhabitants of 4428:as both singular and plural) 4254:calculations for aircraft, a 3667:Classical Latin pronunciation 8800:The two Germanies since 1945 8796:The Two Germanies. 1945–1990 7819:are women who kill, whereas 7655:several hundreds (of people) 7287:was formed; the spelling of 5374:Iqalummiut ("inhabitants of 5294:When referring to the bird, 4904:is short in both languages. 4032: 4026: 1928:are the standard plurals of 488:. For more information, see 9331:"Data: singular or plural?" 9123:"Data: singular or plural?" 9062:"Data: singular or plural?" 8990:. Community Science Forum. 8923:The New Hacker's Dictionary 8802:(New Haven: Yale UP, 1987). 8654:is a rare archaic spelling. 8393:, plural is standard (e.g. 8319:The interrogative pronouns 7914:. This also applies to the 7783:is for eyeglasses, while a 6993:) has been formed from it. 6872:One would interpret "Bob's 6317:The Chicago Manual of Style 6162:(as in the example below), 6138:However, if the adjectives 6131:bons vivants / bon vivants 6107:beaux gestes / beau gestes 5530: 5519: 5490: 5479: 5035:kniazhestva / kniazhestvos 4712:automobiles in the plural. 4492:hippopotamuses/hippopotami 4101:, this pronunciation is by 3166:(archaic/obsolete, used by 2449:turfs/turves (latter rare) 2362:(including all words where 2279:(with the exception of the 1015:; some varieties also have 9487: 9250:Columbia Journalism Review 8992:Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 8849:. Macmillan. p. 299. 8570:is rare but does occur in 8352:What are the main reasons? 8295:We don't have any bananas. 8207:Decimals are always plural 7823:are those who kill women. 7730:Usage and number agreement 7681:eight sevens are fifty-six 7434:a country in North America 7342:, but the singular is now 7142:taliban (collective noun) 6746: 6724:In medical terminology, a 6210:cri du cœur / cri du coeur 5213:origin can either take an 4800:atlases (map collections) 4506: 4444:is universally accepted.) 3467: 3181:(alternative plural, also 1748:Nouns ending in a vocalic 941:Other voiceless consonants 550:In English, there are six 8813:"the definition of money" 8707:of a barrel or cask is a 8500:English personal pronouns 8363:What is the main reasons? 7771:. The plural is used for 7420:has sometimes been used. 7313:is a back-formation from 7210:commonly is used to mean 6772:fun" and "thermodynamics 6743:Singulars without plurals 6492:Plurals without singulars 6359:is also sometimes seen). 5600:Plurals of compound nouns 5525: 5514: 5485: 5474: 5332:Some words borrowed from 5100:is a back-formation from 3577:is toward what is called 3119:(rare/dialectal, used by 2328:is voiced in the plural: 2124:chilis, chilies, chillis 1958:Other exceptions include 1468:Singular nouns ending in 538:in English is a sibilant 475:English personal pronouns 7910:may be referred to as a 7735:Nouns used attributively 7651:several hundred (people) 7323:, a musical instrument. 6854:It is rare to pluralize 6516:(originally a plural of 5954:hams on rye/ham-on-ryes 5604:The majority of English 5512:the Inuktitut plural of 5472:the Inuktitut plural of 5450:the Hungarian plural of 3635:Anglicised pronunciation 3514:neuter) have plurals in 2505:(and all species in the 2057:usually have plurals in 8125:would be appropriate). 7873:, even though the word 7853:Teams and their members 7338:was once the plural of 7317:, itself the plural of 6158:), they are changed to 5647:post-positive adjective 5298:may or may not take an 4975:§ French compounds 4778:in one case changes to 4692:(better Latin would be 4677:apparatus (but usually 3653:(masculine plural) and 3573:The general trend with 3545:(the Athenian Greek of 3140:(rare/archaic, used in 1464:preceded by a consonant 429:phonetic transcriptions 9365:, 2nd ed., revised by 8841:Emerson, Oliver Farrar 8315:Interrogative pronouns 8107:there were five French 7773: 7634:if modifying a noun): 7129:spaghetti (mass noun) 6776:the science of heat": 6617: 6595: 6525: 6498: 6142:"beautiful/handsome", 5916:men-of-war/men-o'-war 5875:lieutenant commanders 5589: 5587:the Finnish plural is 5573: 5571:the Italian plural is 5546: 5458: 5452: 5436: 5124:kibbutzim / kibbutzes 4767:polyhedra/polyhedrons 4345:electrical engineering 4303:millennia/millenniums 4295:memoranda/memorandums 4223:curricula/curriculums 4093: 4087:, whose plural in the 4083: 3559:Koine (Biblical) Greek 3004:fraternal organization 3000:religious congregation 2998:meaning a member of a 2990:(archaic as plural of 2618:, or the reference in 515:0.5 children per woman 482:Received Pronunciation 426:This article contains 9092:"Oxford Dictionaries" 8782:17 March 2008 at the 8764:30 April 2008 at the 8701:musical notation tool 8591:—as, for example, in 8483:a countless multitude 8290:We have zero bananas. 8244:3.3 child per couple. 7721:they numbered in the 7671:Note the expressions 7074:graffiti (mass noun) 6903:singular form, while 6862:is never pluralized. 6381:The Language Instinct 6282:mind your p's and q's 6123:bons mots / bon mots 5913:man-of-war/man-o'-war 5703:fees simple absolute 5638:yellow-dog contracts 5544:the German plural is 4966:tableaux or tableaus 4950:châteaux or châteaus 4877:anathemata/anathemas 4546:prospectuses (plural 4281:communication systems 4012:clitorises/clitorides 3452:§ Headless nouns 3063:(dialectal, Ireland) 2770:(occasionally stones) 2354:Many nouns ending in 1313:Other voiced phonemes 650:). The spelling adds 305:Conditional sentences 9158:26 July 2010 at the 8441:. Along with these, 8199:In common parlance, 8161:improve this section 8129:Numerical quantities 7972:is also available). 7708:, respectively. The 7640:dozens of complaints 6629:a pair of spectacles 6065:agents provocateurs 5932:women of the street 5883:lieutenant colonels 5872:lieutenant commander 5830:nurse-practitioners 5751:ministers-president 5430:"Welsh valley"; the 5186:Other nouns such as 4743:automata/automatons 4665:status (but usually 4653:meatus (but usually 4522:platypuses (same as 4077:instead of standard 3016:Early Middle English 2752:(and other words in 2696:while the plural is 2399:Some can do either: 2158:Near-regular plurals 2046:Plurals of nouns in 1842:) or sometimes one ( 1752:(that is, used as a 1741:Plurals of nouns in 1648:loanwords, add only 1460:Plurals of nouns in 9341:on 11 February 2009 9133:on 11 February 2009 9096:Oxford Dictionaries 9072:on 11 February 2009 8931:1993nhsd.book.....R 8777:UNIT S4: YS OR IES? 8638:Commonly voiced as 8485:are also possible. 8285:We have no bananas. 7871:Toronto Maple Leafs 7803:but very rarely in 7712:determiners (e.g., 7450:the United Nations, 7446:Trinidad and Tobago 6833:, they do not have 6533:glasses (a pair of 6529:in modern English: 6504:. Examples include 6477:Toronto Maple Leafs 6392:compounds, such as 6073:ententes cordiales 5929:woman of the street 5924:cats-o'-nine-tails 5867:brigadier generals 5769:procurators fiscal 5699:fee simple absolute 5667:bills of attainder 5635:yellow-dog contract 5207:New Zealand English 5084:cherubim / cherubs 4958:milieux or milieus 4942:bureaux or bureaus 4698:Elvis impersonators 4604:termini/terminuses 4596:syllabi/syllabuses 4420:cactuses/cacti (in 4134:remains unchanged: 3155:(archaic/obsolete) 3126:Puck of Pook's Hill 3041:Knights Hospitaller 2838:Exceptions include 2706:(in the meaning of 2585:As a general rule, 2281:Toronto Maple Leafs 2053:Nouns written with 519:0.5 child per woman 471:English determiners 22:Part of a series on 9471:Grammatical number 9428:Huddleston, Rodney 9389:Huddleston, Rodney 9335:Tim Johns EAP Page 9204:on 1 November 2013 9127:Tim Johns EAP Page 9066:Tim Johns EAP Page 9018:Harvard University 8987:"Data is/data are" 8965:on 4 November 2007 8734:This article uses 8679:; otherwise, both 8625:, however, remain 8623:short human beings 8066:(or more commonly 7949:Colorado Avalanche 7761:twenty-dollar bill 7700:have plural forms 7567:Plurals of numbers 7430:The United States 7229:weight and balance 6641:a pair of trousers 6589:—though this is a 6583:a pair of trousers 6579:a pair of scissors 6028:will-o'-the-wisps 5967:jack-in-the-pulpit 5880:lieutenant colonel 5827:nurse-practitioner 5748:minister-president 5735:ships of the line 5711:governors-general 5693:directors general 5659:attorneys general 5649:, term unchanged: 5051:oblasti / oblasts 5043:kobzari / kobzars 4566:succubi (the word 4252:weight and balance 4195:addenda/addendums 4162:for a singular of 3766:formulae/formulas 3494:) have plurals in 3142:King James Version 3078:suffix, forming a 3037:Clerkenwell Priory 3006:; originated as a 1971:Words ending in a 9367:Sir Ernest Gowers 9281:978-0-19-966135-0 9246:"Plural problems" 9174:. Open University 8996:Newspaper Archive 8867:Partridge, Eric, 8455:another five days 8395:How many bananas? 8385:(multiple choice) 8197: 8196: 8189: 7966:Avalanche players 7901:Chicago White Sox 7675:etc. (singular); 7192: 7191: 7161: 7160: 7063:data (mass noun) 7000:Original singular 6848:The Sands of Mars 6792:, hydrodynamics, 6709: 6708: 6660: 6659: 6479:. For these, see 6451: 6450: 6264: 6263: 6241: 6240: 6184: 6183: 6135: 6134: 6093: 6092: 6062:agent provocateur 6032: 6031: 6020:jack-o'-lanterns 6003: 6002: 5974: 5973: 5936: 5935: 5921:cat-o'-nine-tails 5895: 5894: 5864:brigadier general 5842: 5841: 5809: 5808: 5773: 5772: 5765:procurator fiscal 5664:bill of attainder 5642: 5641: 5596: 5595: 5406: 5405: 5366:inukshuit (rare) 5279: 5278: 5183: 5182: 5128: 5127: 5116:matzot / matzahs 5055: 5054: 5002: 5001: 4970: 4969: 4889: 4888: 4845:schemata/schemas 4829:stigmata/stigmas 4804: 4803: 4771: 4770: 4685: 4684: 4636: 4635: 4514:is rarely used.) 4452:corpora/corpuses 4400:fourth declension 4380:second declension 4367: 4366: 4285:digital computers 4156: 4155: 4105:, not etymology. 4089:fourth declension 4063: 4062: 4021: 4020: 3892: 3891: 3794: 3793: 3536:Latin declensions 3512:second declension 3301: 3300: 3220:Apophonic plurals 3189: 3188: 3108:(rare/dialectal) 3025: 3024: 2756:, from the Latin 2616:loaves and fishes 2457:Irregular plurals 2453: 2452: 2396: 2395: 2351: 2350: 2321: 2320: 2154: 2153: 2015: 2014: 1897: 1896: 1827: 1826: 1737: 1736: 1641: 1640: 1456: 1455: 1408: 1407: 1281:Some that end in 1278: 1277: 937: 936: 490:English phonology 422: 421: 9478: 9450: 9449: 9432:Pullum, Geoffrey 9424: 9411: 9410: 9393:Pullum, Geoffrey 9385: 9370: 9357: 9351: 9350: 9348: 9346: 9337:. Archived from 9321: 9315: 9314: 9312: 9310: 9292: 9286: 9285: 9267: 9261: 9260: 9258: 9256: 9242: 9236: 9235: 9233: 9231: 9220: 9214: 9213: 9211: 9209: 9200:. Archived from 9190: 9184: 9183: 9181: 9179: 9168: 9162: 9149: 9143: 9142: 9140: 9138: 9129:. Archived from 9118: 9112: 9111: 9109: 9107: 9098:. Archived from 9088: 9082: 9081: 9079: 9077: 9068:. Archived from 9052: 9046: 9040: 9034: 9033: 9031: 9029: 9020:. Archived from 9010: 9004: 9003: 8989: 8981: 8975: 8974: 8972: 8970: 8961:. Archived from 8944: 8938: 8937: 8918: 8912: 8906: 8900: 8899: 8894: 8892: 8878: 8872: 8865: 8859: 8858: 8837: 8828: 8827: 8825: 8823: 8809: 8803: 8792: 8786: 8774: 8768: 8756: 8739: 8732: 8720: 8690: 8674: 8670: 8661: 8655: 8645: 8636: 8630: 8603:J. R. R. Tolkien 8581: 8575: 8569: 8560: 8554: 8552: 8548: 8543:Canadian raising 8541:In accents with 8539: 8479:a numerous class 8399:How many banana? 8332:Who works there? 8219:, for instance, 8192: 8185: 8181: 8178: 8172: 8141: 8133: 7912:(Cincinnati) Red 7813:languages expert 7805:American English 7778: 7745:department store 7710:cardinal numeral 7613:three dozen eggs 7436:(similarly with 7253: 7242: 7236: 7221: 7215: 7212:a list of agenda 7205: 7174: 7173: 7003:Original plural/ 6997: 6996: 6824: 6821: 6749:Singulare tantum 6737: 6722: 6667: 6666: 6626: 6625: 6620: 6598: 6528: 6503: 6454:An exception is 6425: 6424: 6251: 6250: 6191: 6190: 6174: 6173: 6101: 6100: 6081:faits accomplis 6070:entente cordiale 6059: 6058: 6043:French compounds 6025:will-o'-the-wisp 6014: 6013: 5985: 5984: 5948: 5947: 5902: 5901: 5861: 5860: 5816: 5815: 5783: 5782: 5759:chiefs of staff 5732:ship of the line 5708:governor-general 5689:director general 5656:attorney general 5653: 5652: 5616: 5615: 5592: 5576: 5549: 5533: 5528: 5527: 5522: 5517: 5516: 5493: 5488: 5487: 5482: 5477: 5476: 5461: 5455: 5439: 5413: 5412: 5352: 5351: 5327: 5313: 5307: 5292: 5225: 5224: 5157: 5156: 5078: 5077: 5029: 5028: 4984: 4983: 4928: 4927: 4923: 4823: 4822: 4786: 4785: 4737: 4736: 4647: 4646: 4509: 4508: 4406: 4405: 4398:(especially for 4394:), or just adds 4392:third declension 4189: 4188: 4138: 4137: 4123:, the plural of 4122: 4112:, the plural of 4111: 4096: 4086: 4080: 4076: 4059: 4048: 4047: 4043: 4039: 4035: 4029: 4017: 4004: 3991: 3978: 3965: 3952: 3939: 3926: 3915: 3914: 3906: 3888: 3875: 3859: 3848: 3847: 3840:), or just adds 3839: 3758:aurorae/auroras 3736: 3735: 3728:), or just adds 3648: 3644: 3492:first declension 3297: 3232: 3231: 3054: 3053: 2940:American English 2925: 2924: 2758:fifth declension 2699: 2695: 2403: 2402: 2378: 2377: 2365: 2361: 2357: 2347: 2332: 2331: 2327: 2317: 2300: 2278: 2261: 2253: 2236: 2219: 2211: 2196: 2195: 2183: 2179: 2172: 2168: 2069: 2068: 2065:are also found. 1983: 1982: 1910:the two Kennedys 1850: 1849: 1845: 1841: 1830:Words ending in 1780: 1779: 1775: 1771: 1767: 1656: 1655: 1629: 1628: 1625: 1624: 1621: 1618: 1615: 1612: 1609: 1606: 1603: 1600: 1578: 1577: 1574: 1573: 1570: 1567: 1564: 1561: 1558: 1555: 1552: 1534: 1533: 1530: 1529: 1526: 1523: 1520: 1517: 1514: 1498: 1497: 1493: 1492: 1489: 1488: 1452: 1437: 1436: 1424: 1423: 1420: 1419: 1404: 1403: 1400: 1399: 1396: 1393: 1390: 1372: 1371: 1368: 1367: 1364: 1361: 1358: 1355: 1339: 1338: 1330: 1329: 1326: 1325: 1308: 1307: 1304: 1303: 1294: 1293: 1290: 1289: 1274: 1273: 1270: 1269: 1266: 1263: 1260: 1251: 1250: 1247: 1246: 1243: 1240: 1237: 1219: 1218: 1215: 1214: 1211: 1208: 1205: 1187: 1186: 1183: 1182: 1179: 1176: 1173: 1155: 1154: 1151: 1150: 1147: 1144: 1141: 1138: 1120: 1119: 1116: 1115: 1112: 1109: 1106: 1088: 1087: 1084: 1083: 1080: 1077: 1074: 1058: 1057: 1049: 1048: 1045: 1044: 1028: 1027: 1024: 1023: 1014: 1013: 1010: 1009: 1000: 999: 996: 995: 986: 985: 982: 981: 972: 971: 968: 967: 958: 957: 954: 953: 933: 932: 929: 928: 925: 922: 919: 916: 913: 895: 894: 891: 890: 887: 884: 881: 878: 875: 857: 856: 853: 852: 849: 846: 843: 840: 837: 834: 831: 822: 821: 818: 817: 814: 811: 808: 805: 802: 799: 796: 778: 777: 774: 773: 770: 767: 764: 761: 758: 740: 739: 736: 735: 732: 729: 726: 723: 720: 702: 701: 698: 697: 694: 691: 688: 685: 682: 666: 665: 649: 645: 641: 637: 636: 633: 632: 623: 622: 619: 618: 609: 608: 605: 604: 595: 594: 591: 590: 581: 580: 577: 576: 567: 566: 563: 562: 486:General American 448: 444: 414: 407: 400: 382:Grammar disputes 378:Double negatives 375: 38: 19: 9486: 9485: 9481: 9480: 9479: 9477: 9476: 9475: 9466:English grammar 9456: 9455: 9454: 9453: 9446: 9426: 9425: 9414: 9407: 9387: 9386: 9373: 9359:Fowler, H. W., 9358: 9354: 9344: 9342: 9328: 9322: 9318: 9308: 9306: 9296:Harper, Douglas 9294: 9293: 9289: 9282: 9269: 9268: 9264: 9254: 9252: 9244: 9243: 9239: 9229: 9227: 9222: 9221: 9217: 9207: 9205: 9192: 9191: 9187: 9177: 9175: 9172:"Open Learning" 9170: 9169: 9165: 9160:Wayback Machine 9150: 9146: 9136: 9134: 9120: 9119: 9115: 9105: 9103: 9090: 9089: 9085: 9075: 9073: 9059: 9053: 9049: 9041: 9037: 9027: 9025: 9012: 9011: 9007: 8983: 8982: 8978: 8968: 8966: 8957: 8945: 8941: 8920: 8919: 8915: 8907: 8903: 8890: 8888: 8886:Merriam-Webster 8880: 8879: 8875: 8866: 8862: 8839: 8838: 8831: 8821: 8819: 8811: 8810: 8806: 8793: 8789: 8784:Wayback Machine 8775: 8771: 8766:Wayback Machine 8757: 8753: 8748: 8743: 8742: 8733: 8729: 8724: 8723: 8719:section below.) 8662: 8658: 8637: 8633: 8582: 8578: 8561: 8557: 8540: 8531: 8526: 8491: 8467: 8407: 8379:(single choice) 8317: 8278: 8251: 8209: 8193: 8182: 8176: 8173: 8158: 8142: 8131: 8103:a few Spaniards 8056:(the) Americans 7985: 7920:St. Louis Blues 7916:St. Louis Blues 7908:Cincinnati Reds 7855: 7839:los chupacabras 7809:careers advisor 7801:British English 7775:pluralia tantum 7737: 7732: 7690: 7679:etc. (plural); 7636:I have hundreds 7591:, and similar: 7569: 7545:British English 7528:(alternatively 7518:the government 7465: 7442:the Philippines 7438:the Netherlands 7426: 7267:. For example, 7261: 7256: 7243: 7239: 7222: 7218: 7206: 7202: 7193: 7162: 7005:common singular 7004: 6987:hypercorrective 6975: 6935: 6930: 6925: 6827: 6822: 6818: 6751: 6745: 6740: 6723: 6719: 6710: 6661: 6656:a clothes line 6618:pluralia tantum 6526:pluralia tantum 6494: 6489: 6487:Defective nouns 6452: 6376: 6270: 6265: 6242: 6237:tours de force 6185: 6136: 6094: 6045: 6039:section below. 6033: 6017:jack-o'-lantern 6004: 5975: 5959:jack-in-the-box 5937: 5908:men-about-town 5896: 5891:major generals 5843: 5810: 5774: 5727:poets laureate 5683:courts martial 5643: 5602: 5597: 5407: 5355:Inuk (uncommon) 5330: 5314: 5310: 5293: 5289: 5280: 5239:kowhai/kowhais 5184: 5138:(with unvoiced 5129: 5056: 5003: 4971: 4934:beaux or beaus 4910: 4890: 4885:enemata/enemas 4869:magmata/magmas 4861:lemmata/lemmas 4853:dogmata/dogmas 4837:stomata/stomas 4805: 4772: 4686: 4637: 4612:uteri/uteruses 4588:styli/styluses 4368: 4339:spectra (as in 4181:, or just adds 4157: 4064: 4030:, which become 4022: 3893: 3795: 3571: 3480:Classical Greek 3476:Classical Latin 3472: 3466: 3461: 3442:is abbreviated 3377: 3302: 3226:mutated plurals 3222: 3190: 3121:Rudyard Kipling 3026: 2938:in nonstandard 2911: 2776:Native American 2774:Many names for 2541:-derived words) 2467: 2459: 2454: 2409:dwarfs/dwarves 2397: 2352: 2322: 2160: 2155: 2051: 2016: 1949:P&O Ferries 1898: 1828: 1746: 1738: 1642: 1597: 1593: 1549: 1545: 1511: 1507: 1485: 1481: 1466: 1457: 1416: 1412: 1409: 1387: 1383: 1352: 1348: 1322: 1318: 1315: 1300: 1296: 1286: 1282: 1279: 1257: 1253: 1234: 1230: 1202: 1198: 1170: 1166: 1135: 1131: 1103: 1099: 1071: 1067: 1041: 1037: 1020: 1016: 1006: 1002: 992: 988: 978: 974: 964: 960: 950: 946: 943: 938: 910: 906: 872: 868: 828: 824: 793: 789: 755: 751: 717: 713: 679: 675: 629: 625: 615: 611: 601: 597: 587: 583: 573: 569: 559: 555: 548: 532: 530:Regular plurals 527: 498: 459:English plurals 456: 455: 454: 418: 389: 388: 384: 380: 376: 371: 370: 365: 357: 356: 352: 348: 344: 339: 329: 328: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 291: 281: 280: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 257:Irregular verbs 255: 251: 232: 213: 211:Auxiliary verbs 208: 198: 197: 196: 192: 188: 173: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 96: 92: 87: 77: 76: 75: 64: 53: 48: 28:English grammar 17: 12: 11: 5: 9484: 9482: 9474: 9473: 9468: 9458: 9457: 9452: 9451: 9444: 9412: 9405: 9371: 9352: 9316: 9287: 9280: 9262: 9237: 9215: 9185: 9163: 9144: 9113: 9102:on 16 May 2001 9083: 9047: 9035: 9024:on 15 May 2008 9005: 8976: 8939: 8925:. p. 12. 8913: 8901: 8873: 8860: 8829: 8817:Dictionary.com 8804: 8787: 8769: 8750: 8749: 8747: 8744: 8741: 8740: 8726: 8725: 8722: 8721: 8709:back-formation 8656: 8646:to rhyme with 8631: 8576: 8555: 8528: 8527: 8525: 8522: 8521: 8520: 8512: 8507: 8502: 8497: 8490: 8487: 8466: 8463: 8406: 8403: 8387: 8386: 8380: 8366: 8365: 8355: 8354: 8345: 8344: 8335: 8334: 8316: 8313: 8312: 8311: 8298: 8297: 8292: 8287: 8277: 8274: 8250: 8247: 8208: 8205: 8195: 8194: 8145: 8143: 8136: 8130: 8127: 8099:five Frenchmen 8001:the unemployed 7984: 7981: 7935:Boston Red Sox 7897:Boston Red Sox 7889:Minnesota Lynx 7863:headless nouns 7854: 7851: 7835:el chupacabras 7753:trouser mangle 7736: 7733: 7731: 7728: 7689: 7686: 7685: 7684: 7669: 7658: 7647: 7624: 7568: 7565: 7543:describes, in 7467:Words such as 7464: 7461: 7425: 7422: 7392:biceps brachii 7294:pease porridge 7265:back-formation 7260: 7259:Back-formation 7257: 7255: 7254: 7250:opus numbering 7237: 7216: 7199: 7190: 7189: 7186: 7182: 7181: 7178: 7172: 7159: 7158: 7155: 7148: 7144: 7143: 7140: 7135: 7131: 7130: 7127: 7124: 7120: 7119: 7116: 7113: 7109: 7108: 7105: 7102: 7098: 7097: 7094: 7091: 7087: 7086: 7083: 7080: 7076: 7075: 7072: 7069: 7065: 7064: 7061: 7058: 7054: 7053: 7050: 7047: 7043: 7042: 7039: 7036: 7032: 7031: 7028: 7025: 7021: 7020: 7017: 7014: 7010: 7009: 7008:Common plural 7006: 7001: 6995: 6974: 6971: 6934: 6931: 6929: 6926: 6924: 6921: 6831:grains of sand 6826: 6825: 6815: 6809: 6808: 6805: 6782:thermodynamics 6765: 6744: 6741: 6739: 6738: 6732:is pluralized 6716: 6707: 6706: 6703: 6699: 6698: 6695: 6691: 6690: 6687: 6683: 6682: 6679: 6675: 6674: 6671: 6665: 6658: 6657: 6654: 6650: 6649: 6642: 6638: 6637: 6630: 6624: 6591:back-formation 6575: 6574: 6500:plurale tantum 6493: 6490: 6488: 6485: 6449: 6448: 6445: 6441: 6440: 6437: 6433: 6432: 6429: 6423: 6375: 6374:Headless nouns 6372: 6269: 6266: 6262: 6261: 6258: 6255: 6249: 6239: 6238: 6235: 6231: 6230: 6229:fleurs-de-lis 6227: 6223: 6222: 6219: 6215: 6214: 6211: 6207: 6206: 6203: 6199: 6198: 6197:aides-de-camp 6195: 6189: 6182: 6181: 6178: 6172: 6133: 6132: 6129: 6125: 6124: 6121: 6117: 6116: 6113: 6109: 6108: 6105: 6099: 6091: 6090: 6087: 6083: 6082: 6079: 6075: 6074: 6071: 6067: 6066: 6063: 6057: 6051:directly from 6044: 6041: 6037:Headless nouns 6030: 6029: 6026: 6022: 6021: 6018: 6012: 6001: 6000: 5997: 5996:son of a bitch 5993: 5992: 5989: 5983: 5979:heads of state 5972: 5971: 5968: 5964: 5963: 5960: 5956: 5955: 5952: 5946: 5934: 5933: 5930: 5926: 5925: 5922: 5918: 5917: 5914: 5910: 5909: 5906: 5905:man-about-town 5900: 5893: 5892: 5889: 5885: 5884: 5881: 5877: 5876: 5873: 5869: 5868: 5865: 5859: 5840: 5839: 5838:scholar-poets 5836: 5832: 5831: 5828: 5824: 5823: 5820: 5814: 5807: 5806: 5803: 5799: 5798: 5795: 5791: 5790: 5787: 5781: 5771: 5770: 5767: 5761: 5760: 5757: 5756:chief of staff 5753: 5752: 5749: 5745: 5744: 5741: 5737: 5736: 5733: 5729: 5728: 5725: 5721: 5720: 5717: 5713: 5712: 5709: 5705: 5704: 5701: 5695: 5694: 5691: 5685: 5684: 5681: 5677: 5676: 5675:coats-of-arms 5673: 5669: 5668: 5665: 5661: 5660: 5657: 5651: 5640: 5639: 5636: 5632: 5631: 5628: 5624: 5623: 5620: 5614: 5601: 5598: 5594: 5593: 5585: 5582: 5578: 5577: 5569: 5566: 5562: 5561: 5558: 5555: 5551: 5550: 5542: 5539: 5535: 5534: 5510: 5507: 5503: 5502: 5499: 5495: 5494: 5470: 5467: 5463: 5462: 5448: 5445: 5441: 5440: 5428: 5425: 5421: 5420: 5417: 5411: 5404: 5403: 5396: 5392: 5391: 5384: 5380: 5379: 5372: 5368: 5367: 5364: 5360: 5359: 5356: 5350: 5329: 5328: 5308: 5286: 5277: 5276: 5273: 5269: 5268: 5265: 5261: 5260: 5257: 5253: 5252: 5245: 5241: 5240: 5237: 5233: 5232: 5229: 5223: 5181: 5180: 5177: 5173: 5172: 5169: 5165: 5164: 5161: 5155: 5149:Many nouns of 5134:is pronounced 5126: 5125: 5122: 5118: 5117: 5114: 5110: 5109: 5090: 5086: 5085: 5082: 5076: 5053: 5052: 5049: 5045: 5044: 5041: 5037: 5036: 5033: 5027: 5000: 4999: 4996: 4992: 4991: 4988: 4982: 4968: 4967: 4964: 4960: 4959: 4956: 4952: 4951: 4948: 4944: 4943: 4940: 4936: 4935: 4932: 4926: 4916:origin add an 4912:Some nouns of 4909: 4906: 4887: 4886: 4883: 4879: 4878: 4875: 4871: 4870: 4867: 4863: 4862: 4859: 4855: 4854: 4851: 4847: 4846: 4843: 4839: 4838: 4835: 4831: 4830: 4827: 4821: 4802: 4801: 4798: 4794: 4793: 4790: 4784: 4769: 4768: 4765: 4761: 4760: 4757: 4753: 4752: 4749: 4745: 4744: 4741: 4735: 4683: 4682: 4675: 4671: 4670: 4663: 4659: 4658: 4651: 4645: 4634: 4633: 4626: 4622: 4621: 4618: 4614: 4613: 4610: 4606: 4605: 4602: 4598: 4597: 4594: 4590: 4589: 4586: 4582: 4581: 4564: 4560: 4559: 4556: 4552: 4551: 4544: 4540: 4539: 4520: 4516: 4515: 4498: 4494: 4493: 4490: 4486: 4485: 4482: 4478: 4477: 4474: 4470: 4469: 4466: 4462: 4461: 4458: 4454: 4453: 4450: 4446: 4445: 4434: 4430: 4429: 4418: 4414: 4413: 4410: 4404: 4365: 4364: 4361: 4357: 4356: 4353: 4349: 4348: 4341:power spectrum 4337: 4333: 4332: 4317: 4313: 4312: 4309: 4305: 4304: 4301: 4297: 4296: 4293: 4289: 4288: 4277: 4273: 4272: 4265: 4261: 4260: 4229: 4225: 4224: 4221: 4217: 4216: 4213: 4209: 4208: 4201: 4197: 4196: 4193: 4187: 4154: 4153: 4150: 4146: 4145: 4142: 4136: 4061: 4060: 4055: 4052: 4046: 4019: 4018: 4013: 4010: 4006: 4005: 4003:/pəˈrɛnθəsiːz/ 4000: 3997: 3993: 3992: 3987: 3984: 3980: 3979: 3974: 3971: 3967: 3966: 3961: 3958: 3954: 3953: 3948: 3945: 3941: 3940: 3935: 3932: 3928: 3927: 3922: 3919: 3913: 3890: 3889: 3884: 3881: 3877: 3876: 3871: 3868: 3864: 3863: 3860: 3855: 3852: 3846: 3792: 3791: 3788: 3784: 3783: 3780: 3776: 3775: 3772: 3768: 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Likewise, a 3583:naturalisation 3570: 3567: 3465: 3462: 3460: 3457: 3456: 3455: 3421: 3403: 3376: 3373: 3327:The plural of 3299: 3298: 3292: 3288: 3287: 3284: 3280: 3279: 3276: 3272: 3271: 3268: 3264: 3263: 3260: 3256: 3255: 3252: 3248: 3247: 3244: 3240: 3239: 3236: 3230: 3221: 3218: 3187: 3186: 3179: 3176: 3172: 3171: 3168:William Browne 3164: 3161: 3157: 3156: 3153: 3150: 3146: 3145: 3144:of the Bible) 3138: 3135: 3131: 3130: 3117: 3114: 3110: 3109: 3106: 3103: 3099: 3098: 3091: 3088: 3084: 3083: 3072: 3069: 3065: 3064: 3061: 3058: 3052: 3046:The following 3023: 3022: 2988: 2985: 2981: 2980: 2951: 2948: 2944: 2943: 2932: 2929: 2923: 2910: 2904: 2836: 2835: 2830: 2825: 2820: 2815: 2810: 2805: 2800: 2795: 2790: 2785: 2772: 2771: 2761: 2743: 2721: 2711: 2701: 2687: 2673: 2663: 2595:Eric Partridge 2583: 2582: 2577: 2572: 2562: 2557: 2552: 2547: 2542: 2532: 2522: 2500: 2495: 2490: 2480: 2466: 2463: 2458: 2455: 2451: 2450: 2447: 2443: 2442: 2441:staffs/staves 2439: 2435: 2434: 2431: 2427: 2426: 2423: 2419: 2418: 2415: 2411: 2410: 2407: 2401: 2394: 2393: 2390: 2386: 2385: 2382: 2376: 2349: 2348: 2339: 2336: 2330: 2319: 2318: 2309: 2306: 2302: 2301: 2292: 2289: 2285: 2284: 2270: 2267: 2263: 2262: 2245: 2242: 2238: 2237: 2228: 2225: 2221: 2220: 2203: 2200: 2194: 2159: 2156: 2152: 2151: 2144: 2141: 2137: 2136: 2129: 2122: 2114: 2113: 2106: 2103: 2099: 2098: 2091: 2088: 2084: 2083: 2076: 2073: 2067: 2050: 2044: 2034:can be either 2013: 2012: 2005: 2002: 1998: 1997: 1990: 1987: 1981: 1944:are both used. 1895: 1894: 1887: 1884: 1880: 1879: 1872: 1869: 1865: 1864: 1857: 1854: 1848: 1825: 1824: 1817: 1814: 1810: 1809: 1802: 1799: 1795: 1794: 1787: 1784: 1778: 1745: 1739: 1735: 1734: 1731: 1727: 1726: 1723: 1716: 1715: 1712: 1708: 1707: 1704: 1700: 1699: 1696: 1692: 1691: 1684: 1680: 1679: 1676: 1672: 1671: 1668: 1664: 1663: 1660: 1654: 1639: 1638: 1635: 1631: 1630: 1591: 1584: 1580: 1579: 1543: 1540: 1536: 1535: 1505: 1502: 1496: 1472:preceded by a 1465: 1458: 1454: 1453: 1444: 1441: 1435: 1406: 1405: 1381: 1378: 1374: 1373: 1346: 1343: 1337: 1314: 1311: 1276: 1275: 1228: 1225: 1221: 1220: 1196: 1193: 1189: 1188: 1164: 1161: 1157: 1156: 1129: 1126: 1122: 1121: 1097: 1094: 1090: 1089: 1065: 1062: 1056: 942: 939: 935: 934: 904: 901: 897: 896: 866: 863: 859: 858: 787: 784: 780: 779: 749: 746: 742: 741: 711: 708: 704: 703: 673: 670: 664: 547: 544: 531: 528: 526: 523: 497: 494: 449:⟩, see 425: 424: 423: 420: 419: 417: 416: 409: 402: 394: 391: 390: 366: 363: 362: 359: 358: 346:Capitalization 340: 335: 334: 331: 330: 292: 287: 286: 283: 282: 209: 204: 203: 200: 199: 148:Interrogatives 121:Demonstratives 88: 83: 82: 79: 78: 49: 44: 43: 40: 39: 31: 30: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 9483: 9472: 9469: 9467: 9464: 9463: 9461: 9447: 9445:0-521-43146-8 9441: 9437: 9433: 9429: 9423: 9421: 9419: 9417: 9413: 9408: 9406:0-521-43146-8 9402: 9398: 9394: 9390: 9384: 9382: 9380: 9378: 9376: 9372: 9368: 9364: 9363: 9356: 9353: 9340: 9336: 9332: 9326: 9320: 9317: 9305: 9301: 9297: 9291: 9288: 9283: 9277: 9273: 9266: 9263: 9251: 9247: 9241: 9238: 9225: 9219: 9216: 9203: 9199: 9195: 9189: 9186: 9173: 9167: 9164: 9161: 9157: 9153: 9148: 9145: 9132: 9128: 9124: 9117: 9114: 9101: 9097: 9093: 9087: 9084: 9071: 9067: 9063: 9057: 9051: 9048: 9044: 9039: 9036: 9023: 9019: 9015: 9009: 9006: 9002: 8997: 8993: 8988: 8980: 8977: 8964: 8960: 8955: 8954: 8949: 8943: 8940: 8936: 8932: 8928: 8924: 8917: 8914: 8910: 8905: 8902: 8898: 8887: 8883: 8877: 8874: 8870: 8864: 8861: 8856: 8852: 8848: 8847: 8842: 8836: 8834: 8830: 8818: 8814: 8808: 8805: 8801: 8797: 8791: 8788: 8785: 8781: 8778: 8773: 8770: 8767: 8763: 8760: 8755: 8752: 8745: 8737: 8731: 8728: 8718: 8714: 8710: 8706: 8702: 8698: 8694: 8686: 8682: 8678: 8666: 8660: 8657: 8653: 8649: 8643: 8635: 8632: 8628: 8624: 8620: 8616: 8612: 8608: 8604: 8600: 8599: 8594: 8590: 8586: 8580: 8577: 8573: 8567: 8559: 8556: 8544: 8538: 8536: 8534: 8530: 8523: 8519: 8518: 8513: 8511: 8508: 8506: 8503: 8501: 8498: 8496: 8495:English verbs 8493: 8492: 8488: 8486: 8484: 8480: 8476: 8472: 8464: 8462: 8460: 8459:*another days 8456: 8452: 8448: 8444: 8440: 8436: 8432: 8428: 8424: 8420: 8416: 8412: 8404: 8402: 8400: 8396: 8392: 8384: 8381: 8378: 8375: 8374: 8373: 8371: 8364: 8360: 8359: 8358: 8353: 8350: 8349: 8348: 8343: 8340: 8339: 8338: 8333: 8330: 8329: 8328: 8326: 8322: 8314: 8310: 8307: 8306: 8305: 8303: 8296: 8293: 8291: 8288: 8286: 8283: 8282: 8281: 8275: 8273: 8271: 8267: 8266: 8260: 8256: 8248: 8246: 8245: 8241: 8237: 8233: 8231: 8225: 8224: 8218: 8216: 8206: 8204: 8202: 8191: 8188: 8180: 8170: 8166: 8162: 8156: 8155: 8151: 8146:This section 8144: 8140: 8135: 8134: 8128: 8126: 8124: 8120: 8116: 8112: 8111:French people 8108: 8104: 8100: 8095: 8093: 8089: 8085: 8081: 8077: 8073: 8069: 8065: 8061: 8057: 8053: 8049: 8045: 8042:and those in 8041: 8037: 8033: 8029: 8025: 8021: 8017: 8013: 8008: 8006: 8002: 7998: 7994: 7990: 7982: 7980: 7978: 7973: 7971: 7967: 7963: 7959: 7955: 7951: 7950: 7945: 7944: 7938: 7936: 7932: 7927: 7925: 7921: 7917: 7913: 7909: 7904: 7902: 7898: 7894: 7890: 7886: 7882: 7878: 7877: 7872: 7868: 7867:Miami Marlins 7864: 7860: 7852: 7850: 7848: 7844: 7840: 7836: 7832: 7831: 7824: 7822: 7821:woman killers 7818: 7817:women killers 7814: 7810: 7806: 7802: 7798: 7797:arm wrestling 7794: 7790: 7789:eyeglass case 7786: 7782: 7777: 7776: 7770: 7766: 7765:ten-foot pole 7762: 7758: 7754: 7750: 7746: 7742: 7734: 7729: 7727: 7725: 7724: 7718: 7716: 7711: 7707: 7703: 7699: 7695: 7687: 7682: 7678: 7674: 7670: 7667: 7663: 7659: 7656: 7652: 7648: 7645: 7641: 7637: 7633: 7629: 7625: 7622: 7618: 7614: 7610: 7606: 7602: 7599:added. Hence 7598: 7594: 7593: 7592: 7590: 7586: 7582: 7578: 7574: 7566: 7564: 7562: 7558: 7554: 7550: 7546: 7542: 7537: 7535: 7531: 7527: 7525: 7521: 7514: 7510: 7506: 7502: 7498: 7494: 7490: 7486: 7482: 7478: 7474: 7470: 7462: 7460: 7459: 7457: 7454:The Hebrides 7451: 7447: 7443: 7439: 7435: 7433: 7423: 7421: 7419: 7415: 7411: 7410: 7404: 7402: 7398: 7394: 7393: 7388: 7387:biceps muscle 7383: 7381: 7380: 7375: 7371: 7367: 7363: 7361: 7357: 7353: 7349: 7345: 7341: 7337: 7333: 7330: 7329:Norman French 7326: 7322: 7321: 7316: 7312: 7308: 7304: 7301:. Similarly, 7300: 7299:pease pudding 7296: 7295: 7290: 7286: 7282: 7278: 7274: 7270: 7266: 7258: 7251: 7247: 7241: 7238: 7234: 7230: 7226: 7220: 7217: 7213: 7209: 7204: 7201: 7198: 7197: 7187: 7184: 7183: 7179: 7176: 7175: 7171: 7168: 7166: 7156: 7153: 7149: 7146: 7145: 7141: 7139: 7136: 7133: 7132: 7128: 7125: 7122: 7121: 7117: 7114: 7111: 7110: 7106: 7103: 7100: 7099: 7095: 7092: 7089: 7088: 7084: 7081: 7078: 7077: 7073: 7070: 7067: 7066: 7062: 7059: 7056: 7055: 7051: 7048: 7045: 7044: 7040: 7037: 7034: 7033: 7029: 7026: 7023: 7022: 7018: 7015: 7012: 7011: 7007: 7002: 6999: 6998: 6994: 6992: 6991:double plural 6988: 6984: 6983:descriptively 6980: 6972: 6970: 6968: 6964: 6960: 6956: 6952: 6948: 6944: 6940: 6932: 6927: 6922: 6920: 6918: 6914: 6910: 6906: 6902: 6898: 6894: 6890: 6885: 6883: 6879: 6875: 6870: 6868: 6863: 6861: 6857: 6852: 6850: 6849: 6844: 6840: 6836: 6832: 6820: 6817: 6814: 6813: 6806: 6803: 6799: 6795: 6791: 6787: 6783: 6779: 6775: 6771: 6766: 6763: 6759: 6758: 6757: 6755: 6750: 6742: 6735: 6731: 6727: 6721: 6718: 6715: 6714: 6704: 6701: 6700: 6696: 6693: 6692: 6688: 6685: 6684: 6680: 6677: 6676: 6672: 6669: 6668: 6664: 6655: 6652: 6651: 6647: 6643: 6640: 6639: 6635: 6631: 6628: 6627: 6623: 6621: 6619: 6612: 6610: 6606: 6602: 6597: 6592: 6588: 6584: 6580: 6572: 6568: 6564: 6560: 6556: 6552: 6548: 6544: 6540: 6536: 6532: 6531: 6530: 6527: 6521: 6519: 6515: 6511: 6507: 6502: 6501: 6491: 6486: 6484: 6482: 6478: 6474: 6473:Miami Marlins 6469: 6467: 6466:First Nations 6463: 6459: 6458: 6446: 6443: 6442: 6438: 6435: 6434: 6430: 6427: 6426: 6422: 6420: 6416: 6411: 6407: 6403: 6399: 6395: 6391: 6387: 6386:Steven Pinker 6383: 6382: 6373: 6371: 6369: 6364: 6360: 6358: 6354: 6350: 6346: 6342: 6338: 6334: 6330: 6326: 6321: 6319: 6318: 6313: 6309: 6306:), and write 6305: 6302: 6298: 6294: 6289: 6287: 6283: 6279: 6275: 6267: 6259: 6256: 6253: 6252: 6248: 6246: 6236: 6234:tour de force 6233: 6232: 6228: 6225: 6224: 6220: 6217: 6216: 6212: 6209: 6208: 6205:coups d'état 6204: 6201: 6200: 6196: 6193: 6192: 6188: 6180:beaux hommes 6179: 6176: 6175: 6171: 6169: 6165: 6161: 6157: 6153: 6149: 6145: 6141: 6130: 6127: 6126: 6122: 6119: 6118: 6114: 6111: 6110: 6106: 6103: 6102: 6098: 6088: 6085: 6084: 6080: 6078:fait accompli 6077: 6076: 6072: 6069: 6068: 6064: 6061: 6060: 6056: 6054: 6050: 6042: 6040: 6038: 6035:See also the 6027: 6024: 6023: 6019: 6016: 6015: 6011: 6009: 5998: 5995: 5994: 5990: 5988:head of state 5987: 5986: 5982: 5980: 5969: 5966: 5965: 5961: 5958: 5957: 5953: 5950: 5949: 5945: 5942: 5931: 5928: 5927: 5923: 5920: 5919: 5915: 5912: 5911: 5907: 5904: 5903: 5899: 5890: 5888:major general 5887: 5886: 5882: 5879: 5878: 5874: 5871: 5870: 5866: 5863: 5862: 5858: 5856: 5852: 5848: 5837: 5834: 5833: 5829: 5826: 5825: 5821: 5818: 5817: 5813: 5804: 5801: 5800: 5796: 5793: 5792: 5789:men-children 5788: 5785: 5784: 5780: 5777: 5768: 5766: 5763: 5762: 5758: 5755: 5754: 5750: 5747: 5746: 5742: 5739: 5738: 5734: 5731: 5730: 5726: 5724:poet laureate 5723: 5722: 5718: 5715: 5714: 5710: 5707: 5706: 5702: 5700: 5697: 5696: 5692: 5690: 5687: 5686: 5682: 5680:court martial 5679: 5678: 5674: 5671: 5670: 5666: 5663: 5662: 5658: 5655: 5654: 5650: 5648: 5637: 5634: 5633: 5630:head bangers 5629: 5626: 5625: 5621: 5618: 5617: 5613: 5611: 5607: 5599: 5591: 5586: 5583: 5580: 5579: 5575: 5570: 5567: 5564: 5563: 5559: 5556: 5553: 5552: 5548: 5543: 5541:kindergartens 5540: 5537: 5536: 5532: 5521: 5511: 5508: 5505: 5504: 5500: 5497: 5496: 5492: 5481: 5471: 5468: 5465: 5464: 5460: 5454: 5449: 5446: 5443: 5442: 5438: 5433: 5429: 5426: 5423: 5422: 5418: 5415: 5414: 5410: 5401: 5397: 5394: 5393: 5389: 5385: 5382: 5381: 5377: 5373: 5370: 5369: 5365: 5362: 5361: 5357: 5354: 5353: 5349: 5347: 5343: 5339: 5335: 5325: 5321: 5317: 5312: 5309: 5305: 5301: 5297: 5291: 5288: 5285: 5284: 5274: 5271: 5270: 5266: 5263: 5262: 5258: 5255: 5254: 5250: 5246: 5243: 5242: 5238: 5235: 5234: 5230: 5227: 5226: 5222: 5220: 5216: 5212: 5208: 5203: 5201: 5197: 5193: 5189: 5178: 5175: 5174: 5170: 5167: 5166: 5162: 5159: 5158: 5154: 5152: 5147: 5145: 5141: 5137: 5133: 5123: 5120: 5119: 5115: 5112: 5111: 5107: 5103: 5099: 5095: 5091: 5088: 5087: 5083: 5080: 5079: 5075: 5073: 5069: 5065: 5061: 5050: 5047: 5046: 5042: 5039: 5038: 5034: 5031: 5030: 5026: 5024: 5020: 5016: 5012: 5007: 4997: 4994: 4993: 4989: 4986: 4985: 4981: 4978: 4976: 4965: 4962: 4961: 4957: 4954: 4953: 4949: 4946: 4945: 4941: 4938: 4937: 4933: 4930: 4929: 4925: 4919: 4915: 4907: 4905: 4903: 4899: 4895: 4884: 4881: 4880: 4876: 4873: 4872: 4868: 4865: 4864: 4860: 4857: 4856: 4852: 4849: 4848: 4844: 4841: 4840: 4836: 4833: 4832: 4828: 4825: 4824: 4820: 4818: 4814: 4810: 4799: 4796: 4795: 4791: 4788: 4787: 4783: 4781: 4777: 4766: 4763: 4762: 4758: 4755: 4754: 4750: 4747: 4746: 4742: 4739: 4738: 4734: 4732: 4728: 4723: 4721: 4718: 4713: 4711: 4707: 4703: 4699: 4695: 4691: 4680: 4676: 4673: 4672: 4668: 4664: 4661: 4660: 4656: 4652: 4649: 4648: 4644: 4642: 4631: 4628:viruses (see 4627: 4624: 4623: 4619: 4616: 4615: 4611: 4608: 4607: 4603: 4600: 4599: 4595: 4592: 4591: 4587: 4584: 4583: 4579: 4578: 4577:The Motor Bus 4573: 4569: 4565: 4562: 4561: 4557: 4554: 4553: 4549: 4545: 4542: 4541: 4537: 4533: 4529: 4525: 4521: 4518: 4517: 4513: 4503: 4499: 4496: 4495: 4491: 4488: 4487: 4483: 4480: 4479: 4475: 4472: 4471: 4468:foci/focuses 4467: 4464: 4463: 4459: 4456: 4455: 4451: 4448: 4447: 4443: 4439: 4435: 4432: 4431: 4427: 4423: 4419: 4416: 4415: 4411: 4408: 4407: 4403: 4401: 4397: 4393: 4389: 4385: 4381: 4377: 4373: 4362: 4359: 4358: 4354: 4351: 4350: 4346: 4342: 4338: 4335: 4334: 4330: 4326: 4322: 4318: 4315: 4314: 4310: 4307: 4306: 4302: 4299: 4298: 4294: 4291: 4290: 4286: 4282: 4278: 4275: 4274: 4270: 4267:fora/forums ( 4266: 4263: 4262: 4259: 4257: 4253: 4247: 4243: 4239: 4235: 4230: 4227: 4226: 4222: 4219: 4218: 4214: 4211: 4210: 4206: 4202: 4199: 4198: 4194: 4191: 4190: 4186: 4184: 4180: 4176: 4171: 4169: 4165: 4161: 4151: 4148: 4147: 4143: 4140: 4139: 4135: 4133: 4128: 4126: 4119: 4115: 4108: 4104: 4100: 4095: 4090: 4085: 4073: 4069: 4058:/æˈkropoliːs/ 4056: 4053: 4050: 4049: 4045: 4034: 4028: 4016:/ˈklɪtərɪsiz/ 4014: 4011: 4008: 4007: 4001: 3998: 3995: 3994: 3988: 3985: 3982: 3981: 3975: 3972: 3969: 3968: 3962: 3959: 3956: 3955: 3949: 3946: 3943: 3942: 3938:/dʒɛn.ə.siːz/ 3936: 3933: 3930: 3929: 3923: 3920: 3917: 3916: 3912: 3910: 3902: 3898: 3887:/ˈvɜːrtᵻsiːz/ 3885: 3882: 3879: 3878: 3874:/ˈmeɪtrᵻsiːz/ 3872: 3869: 3866: 3865: 3861: 3856: 3853: 3850: 3849: 3845: 3843: 3835: 3831: 3827: 3822: 3820: 3816: 3812: 3808: 3804: 3800: 3789: 3786: 3785: 3781: 3778: 3777: 3773: 3770: 3769: 3765: 3762: 3761: 3757: 3754: 3753: 3749: 3746: 3745: 3741: 3738: 3737: 3733: 3731: 3727: 3723: 3719: 3714: 3712: 3708: 3704: 3700: 3695: 3691: 3687: 3683: 3679: 3674: 3672: 3668: 3664: 3660: 3656: 3652: 3640: 3636: 3630: 3628: 3624: 3620: 3616: 3613: 3609: 3605: 3601: 3597: 3593: 3592: 3586: 3584: 3580: 3579:Anglicisation 3576: 3569:Anglicisation 3568: 3566: 3564: 3560: 3556: 3555:Demotic Greek 3552: 3548: 3544: 3539: 3537: 3533: 3529: 3525: 3521: 3517: 3513: 3509: 3505: 3501: 3497: 3493: 3489: 3485: 3481: 3477: 3471: 3463: 3458: 3453: 3449: 3445: 3441: 3437: 3433: 3429: 3425: 3422: 3419: 3415: 3411: 3407: 3404: 3401: 3397: 3393: 3389: 3385: 3382: 3381: 3380: 3374: 3372: 3370: 3366: 3362: 3358: 3354: 3350: 3346: 3342: 3338: 3335:or sometimes 3334: 3330: 3325: 3323: 3319: 3315: 3311: 3307: 3293: 3290: 3289: 3285: 3282: 3281: 3277: 3274: 3273: 3269: 3266: 3265: 3261: 3258: 3257: 3253: 3250: 3249: 3245: 3242: 3241: 3237: 3234: 3233: 3229: 3227: 3219: 3217: 3215: 3211: 3207: 3203: 3199: 3195: 3184: 3180: 3177: 3174: 3173: 3169: 3165: 3162: 3159: 3158: 3154: 3151: 3148: 3147: 3143: 3139: 3136: 3133: 3132: 3128: 3127: 3122: 3118: 3115: 3112: 3111: 3107: 3104: 3101: 3100: 3096: 3092: 3089: 3086: 3085: 3081: 3080:double plural 3077: 3073: 3070: 3067: 3066: 3062: 3059: 3056: 3055: 3051: 3049: 3044: 3042: 3038: 3034: 3029: 3020: 3017: 3013: 3009: 3008:double 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