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Regular and the irregular plural form

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Latest post Thu, Jul 23 2009 10:54 PM by AlpheccaStars. 1 replies.
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Anonymous  +  831285 Thu, 23 Jul 09 10:29 PM
Hello, 

 

Can you give examples of which words can use both the regular and the irregular plural form

 

and which words (apart from sheep) remains the same for either singular or plural

 

Thank you for your kind assistance

 

J.H
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Best answer by AlpheccaStars  +  831293 Thu, 23 Jul 09 10:54 PM
Hi J.H.

The words derived from Latin origins often have adopted a regular English and keep their original plural forms. They end in -us -um and -a (from the Latin gender)


Radius:  Radiuses / Radii

Curriculum: Curriculums / Curricula

Antenna:  Antennas / Antennae


Other animals - ( fish, deer) come to mind as being the same in singular and plural.

Also "series" has been mentioned before.



Regards,

A-s
AlpheccaStars
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