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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.
  
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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'.
  
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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. 
  
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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?Embarrassed 

 
  
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