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Vincent Teo  +  666435 Sun, 08 Feb 09 05:25 AM
Can I say,

(a) There are many fish / fishes in the river.

(b) There are many different kinds of fish / fishes in the river.
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Clive  +  666441 Sun, 08 Feb 09 05:30 AM
Hi,
Yes to both questions.

The word 'fish' is much, much more commonly used than the word 'fishes'.

Clive
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