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	Yoong Liat  #263682  Thu, 07 Sep 06 09:52 AM movie (singular), movies (plural) berry (singular), berries (plural)    Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Singapore Veteran Member (6,005) Yoong Liat
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	Yoong Liat  #263684  Thu, 07 Sep 06 09:56 AM The plural of 'octopus' is either 'octopi' and 'octopuses'.    Yoong Liat
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	MrPedantic  #263907  Thu, 07 Sep 06 09:40 PM Strictly speaking, "octopi" isn't the correct plural of octopus, since plural "-i" endings relate to second declension Latin nouns, which "octopus" isn't. But I suppose we're stuck with "octopi" now. MrP    MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member (12,051) ...opella forensis / adducit febris...
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	Anonymous  #273713  Thu, 28 Sep 06 08:27 PM I agree!  It sounds very awkward to say, "I drank two beers."  I believe one should say, "I drank two beer."    Anonymous
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	Clive  #273755  Thu, 28 Sep 06 10:57 PM Hi, It sounds very awkward to say, "I drank two beers."  I believe one should say, "I drank two beer." I've never in my life heard the latter. Best wishes, Clive    Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member (21,162) El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo
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	Grammar Geek  #273825  Fri, 29 Sep 06 02:25 AM Possibly because the people you hang out with have several more than that? or perhaps "I drank a keg of beer?" (Okay, I'm kidding. I've never heard "two beer" or any other plural number with singlar beer either.) Cheers.    Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Pennsylvania, USA Veteran Member (15,561) Barbara, who answers in American English.
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	MrPedantic  #274064  Fri, 29 Sep 06 04:05 PM Never heard "two beer". But I've heard "ten beer" and "tens beer". Usually after ten beers. MrP    MrPedantic
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	Thethenothere123  #274238  Fri, 29 Sep 06 07:16 PM  MrPedantic wrote: Never heard "two beer". But I've heard "ten beer" and "tens beer". Usually after ten beers. MrP MrP, there might be children reading this board! For shame!    Thethenothere123 Joined on Fri, Mar 3 2006 Los Angeles, California Full Member (187)
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