nona the brit  +  490660 Wed, 19 Mar 08 01:28 PM ..but language changes. I'd join you in cacti, fish and fewer, but would use zebras as the plural of zebra as that is the standard form (and accepted in the dictionaries) these days. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Plurals

	Yoong Liat  +  490809 Wed, 19 Mar 08 08:55 PM Hi Nona I've referred to three dictionaries (all latest editions) and they say that the plural of zebra is zebra or zebras. None of them says that zebras is the standard form. However, I'm surprised that the plural of 'zebra' is also 'zebra'. I was taught that the plural of 'zebra' is 'zebras'. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757 Plurals

	Bldudas  +  491270 Fri, 21 Mar 08 01:36 AM I never heard of zebra as the plural of zebra. I always heard zebras. And I was told fish is plural when talking about one species of fish and fishes is used when talking about more than one species of fish.  Bldudas Joined on Mon, Apr 2 2007 Pennsylvania, United States New Member 51 I speak American English. Well, actually, a version of Philadelphia area English. Plurals

	Jhumjhum  +  492116 Sun, 23 Mar 08 12:22 PM But I knew that with no ,any etc singular form is always used and verb should  also be singular  There is no zebra as we say there is no one but not there are no one Am I wrong?    Jhumjhum Joined on Thu, Mar 2 2006 Regular Member 609 It is easier to disintegrate an atom than one's prejudice-Albert Einstein Verbs, Plurals

	Clive  +  565314 Fri, 12 Sep 08 05:49 PM Hi, Thanks for the comment. What do you think you would hear most people saying? Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,583 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