King  +  61669 Wed, 15 Dec 04 07:25 PM What I meant is, many nouns are pluralized by adding "s" or "es". Very few words, in comparison, are pluralized (love that word) with "i". King Joined on Sat, Nov 13 2004 New Member 33 Whatever I just said is about AMERICAN English. Just warning you. Pronunciation, Nouns, Plurals

	Casi  +  62274 Sun, 19 Dec 04 08:42 AM I kind of like the term 'rule breakers' for exceptions to the rule. SMILE By the way, those rule breaking words were borrowed into English from Latin and Greek. Casi Joined on Sat, Sep 25 2004 Regular Member 547 Pronunciation, Nouns, Plurals

	Dr. Pepper  +  62948 Wed, 22 Dec 04 07:51 PM nucleus - nuclei radius - radii Dr. Pepper Joined on Wed, Dec 22 2004 New Member 02 Pronunciation, Nouns, Plurals

	Pter  +  485480 Thu, 06 Mar 08 03:41 AM I've asked a similar question before.  My question was the pronounciation of the final "s", not just plural of nouns.  See this thread: http://www.englishforums.com/English/SAndZ/zkcdm/post.htm I've made a summary of what I've learnt at the end of the thread. Pter Joined on Wed, Nov 28 2007 Regular Member 553 Pronunciation, Nouns, Plurals

	iLrrr-n  +  906007 Thu, 17 Sep 09 06:06 PM What is the vowel sound preceding the final /z/ in words ending in es? Is it /ɪ/, as in the word 'is', or is it /i/, as in the word 'ease'? iLrrr-n Joined on Tue, Aug 11 2009 New Member 09

	Kooyeen  +  906178 Thu, 17 Sep 09 08:55 PM iLrrr-n “What is the vowel sound preceding the final /z/ in words ending in es? Is it /ɪ/, as in the word 'is', or is it /i/, as in the word 'ease'? ” As in the word "is". Beach, Beaches = Beach is Case, Cases = Case is But when have a plural word that ends in "ies", then it rhymes with "ease". Examples: Baby, Babies = Bay Bees Party, Parties = Part ease Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Senior Member 4,967 Parental Advisory / Explicit Posts Vowels, Pronunciation, Nouns, Plurals, Plural Words, Speaking