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Latest post Tue, Jul 22 2008 11:25 PM by hugsandkissess. 4 replies.
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hugsandkissess  +  545046 Tue, 22 Jul 08 05:00 PM
Ok! Is "vocabulary" a plural noun?

Vocabulary not Vocabularies

Can you please give a list of irregular plural nouns?

Furniture not Furnitures
Information not Informations

and so on...
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Mr Wordy  +  545055 Tue, 22 Jul 08 06:13 PM

The plural of "vocabulary" is "vocabularies". This word follows the normal rules for forming plurals.

The other two that you mention are not "irregular plural nouns". They are called "uncountable nouns", and they do not have a plural form. If you search Google for "countable and uncountable nouns" then you will find lots of information. See, for example, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslcount2.html

 

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Avangi  +  545060 Tue, 22 Jul 08 06:39 PM
Hi h & k, WELCOME TO THE FORUMS ! ! !   Thanks for joining us.

I guess we'd consider as irregular plurals, things like deer, deer; man, men; child, children; hoof, hooves.

"Vocabulary" can be either countable or uncountable.  His English vocabulary comprises only a hundred words, but he has extensive vocabularies in French and German.

Improving vocabulary is a major goal of the new reading program.

Best wishes,  - A.
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Mr Wordy  +  545065 Tue, 22 Jul 08 06:57 PM

Avangi
“"Vocabulary" can be either countable or uncountable.”

Yes, good point. I forgot to mention that.

hugsandkissess, 1 yr 127 days ago
Thank you very much!
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