benita  +  109087 Wed, 15 Jun 05 12:38 PM I have come across the following plurals being used. Are they correct? If they are, then how are they to be used appropriately? childrens hairs benita Joined on Mon, Jan 31 2005 India Contributing Member 1,667 But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep - Robert Frost Plurals

	LanguageLover  +  109101 Wed, 15 Jun 05 01:22 PM Dear Benita, Children itself is a plural form, as you know. If you've seen the form "childrens" somewhere, it's a typo (a typographical mistake) meaning either "children" or "children's". However, hair can be used both as countable and uncountable. So we can have "hairs" as in the expression "to split hairs". LanguageLover Joined on Fri, Feb 25 2005 Contributing Member 1,507 The similarities among the languages are more than their differences! Plurals

	wistiti  +  109187 Wed, 15 Jun 05 05:08 PM Yes, "childrens" must be a typo for "children's" (possessive case, like in the children's parents) You have hair (uncountable) on your head, but men (for example) have "hairs" on their legs and breast. wistiti Joined on Mon, Jun 13 2005 Full Member 154 Possessives

	benita  +  109350 Thu, 16 Jun 05 05:36 AM Hey thanks Languagelover & wistiti! Could you give me some examples where 'hairs' can be used? benita

	pieanne  +  109380 Thu, 16 Jun 05 09:04 AM Maybe you could visit the "hairy chest" thread 'Topic of the Moment'? pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	Chaoss  +  109635 Thu, 16 Jun 05 06:22 PM The more hairs you have the more power you gain... He-he-he... Does this expression sound good? Chaoss Joined on Sat, Dec 25 2004 Ukraine Full Member 141 Life is such a good thing...

	pieanne  +  109636 Thu, 16 Jun 05 06:23 PM That's for you to see, Chaoss! pieanne