http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPlural+wordsSearch results for 'tag:Plural words' matching tag 'Plural words'en-USXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HolidayHolidaysStuff/lkpwq/post.htm#972362Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:10:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972362cliveHi, Although I know the lexical difference between holiday and holidays I usually get confused when it comes to forming the appropriate grammatical form in sentences like: This is/are the best holiday OR This/They is/are the best holidays Can somebody clear this up? Just treat them as normal singular or plural words. ie This is the best holiday OR They are the best holidays Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/2/lxvg/Post.htm#906178Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:55:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:906178kooyeenWhat is the vowel sound preceding the final /z/ in words ending in es? Is it /ɪ/, as in the word &#39;is&#39;, or is it /i/, as in the word &#39;ease&#39;? As in the word &quot;is&quot;. Beach, Beaches = Beach is Case, Cases = Case is But when have a plural word that ends in &quot;ies&quot;, then it rhymes with &quot;ease&quot;. Examples: Baby, Babies = Bay Bees Party, Parties = Part easehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/English/kmdkr/post.htm#895281Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:15:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:895281cliveHi, please send list of singular with plural words Here&#39;s a start. chair chairs table tables cat cats dog dogs Now would you like to add to this list as many as you can? Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/English/kmdkr/post.htmThu, 10 Sep 2009 09:50:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:895203anonymousplease send list of singular with plural wordshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ApostropheS/khbwb/post.htm#870683Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:42:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:870683grammar geekThe word &quot;kids&quot; is a standard plural word, so the possessive apostrophe goes after the s. One kid: It&#39;s my kid&#39;s room. Two kids: It&#39;s the kids&#39; room. It&#39;s the singular words that end in an s, x, ch, or sh (in letters or in sound) that create this disagreement.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SuperlativeAdjectiveWithout-Article/kdnhx/post.htmSun, 09 Aug 2009 08:22:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:853839anonymousHi. If one wants to use the superlative predicatively, is it correct not to put English articles in front of the superlative? If it is correct not to put articles in front of the superlative, do you think we could say that for all the cases involving athe superlative? (I am not sure I have phrased this question correctly.) eg, It is (the?) furthest toward down. He walked with his arm (the?) furthest forward. It is (the?) biggest/shortest/nicest . Also, I think the word &quot;superlative&quot; does have plurals and if it is so, is it correct to use the plural words &quot;English articles&quot; with the word &quot;superlative&quot; like I have done in my question sentence? Question sentence: If one wants...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularAndPluralWords/kdlwd/post.htm#853283Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:24:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:853283yankeeI know that when a word is singular you use an &#39;s.&#39; And when the word is plural you do not use an &#39;s.&#39; Your partial sentence (it is not a complete sentence) refers to &#39;two suggestions&#39; (plural), so it needs the third person plural form of the verb &#39;to mesh&#39;, which is &#39;mesh&#39;: - two suggestions that mesh well together - it meshes (third person singular) - they mesh (third person plural) The word &#39;that&#39; in your partial sentence is a relative pronoun and it refers directly to &#39;suggestions&#39;. To make a complete sentence, you could say something like this: - They have come up with two suggestions that mesh well.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularAndPluralWords/kdlwd/post.htmSat, 08 Aug 2009 22:12:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:853267anonymousI know that when a word is singular you use an &#39;s.&#39; And when the word is plural you do not use an &#39;s.&#39; But, for some reason I am stuck on which sentence below is gramatically correct. Two suggestions that mesh well together. Or Two suggestions that meshes well together.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OneMore/wlrdj/post.htmSat, 09 May 2009 10:28:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:722271postmodernblissHello..I have one other one...I am really struggling right now with plural words.. Which of the following sentences is correct? Korean women are the primary disciplinarians in their households. Korean women are the primary disciplinarian in their household. Something tells me it&#39;s the second one. Am I correct? Arrggh..http://www.englishforums.com/English/Hyphens/wghkx/post.htmTue, 21 Apr 2009 21:28:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:699853anonymousHi I hope you can help us. My daughter has to write sentences useing plural words and as a mother I have lost touch with the correct usage. An example is.. 1.boys 2.boy&#39;s 3.boys&#39; I can&#39;t for the life of me remember what the diff can be. Could you help? Thankyou Susanhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DoesStatusPluralSpelling/kqcn/post.htm#685664Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:46:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685664grammar geekYour leap in logic is puzzling. English words take plurals in different ways. Penguin - Penguins Child - Children Woman - women Goose - geese Sheep - sheep Why would you think that because we use a widely accepted form of a plural word using one method that we would apply it to every other word? When English words are borrowed from other languages, they may take the plural in the form they took their plural in their original language, or they may become Anglicized. Or they may start as the former and evolve to the latter. Or they may even take one plural form in one vernacular and another form in another vernacular.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NativeSpeakersPronounceMonths/wrpgm/post.htmSun, 15 Feb 2009 02:20:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:672617pousuIts not easy to pronounce some plural words like months to foreign language speakers like me. Should I pronouce monTHS with SIS in theSIS?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubordinatingConjunction-Comma/hjgrl/post.htm#638305Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:28:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:638305cliveHi, Both otherwise and whereas are subordinating conjunctions. My dictionary calls &#39;otherwise&#39; an adverb. So does, for example, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherwise I don&#39;t object to any of the following. I ran home, otherwise I would have been late. I ran home, or otherwise I would have been late. I ran home. Otherwise, I would have been late. I ran home otherwise I would have been late. OR I ran home , otherwise I would have been late. I ran home whereas Jim walked home. OR I ran home , whereas Jim walked home. I&#39;d certainly put a comma in these examples. It seems to me that the writer wants the reader to pause and establish the first idea clearly in his mind before proceeding...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubordinatingConjunction-Comma/hjgrl/post.htmSun, 04 Jan 2009 23:08:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:630609eddie88Both otherwise and whereas are subordinating conjunctions. I ran home otherwise I would have been late. OR I ran home , otherwise I would have been late. I ran home whereas Jim walked home. OR I ran home , whereas Jim walked home. In general, no comma precedes a subordinating conjunction if it comes after a main clause; however, in the cases above, I feel a comma should or could be used. 1)What do you think? -- For those who have not heard of this place , it is right next to the Church. 2)What type of phrase is/are the bold words above? Is it an absolute phrase? It doesn&#39;t seem to answer an adverbial question. 3)In the question I asked above, should it be is or are ? In other words, is the subject the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/DataUncountablePlural/hgrjc/post.htm#614315Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:48:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:614315cool breezeEnglish grammar is very messy. Since there is no Language Academy or any similar authority, no one has the authority to determine correct usage. Datum (singular) and data (plural) are Latin words. So many people use the plural word with a singular verb so often that it is pointless to argue against uch usage. That&#39;s why lexicographers have given up and accept data with a singular verb quite often. There are other similar pairs of words: medium, media; stratum, strata etc.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plurals/glzqv/post.htmWed, 20 Aug 2008 13:17:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:556890anonymousHi, In a situation of talking about a company&#39;s or a small enterprise&#39;s (a store&#39;s?) monthly (or any periodic time) bottom line or performance level, I think I have encountered the plural words like &quot;profits&quot;, &quot;incomes&quot;, and &quot;figures&quot; used in the wording of some kind of descriptive report. Are they correct? Why not use singular words like &quot;profit&quot; and &quot;figure&quot; when it seems logical that when a company counts how much it has made at the end of some period, a single number indicating a bottom line would likely to surface, not two bottom lines. A possible wording in *** Company&#39;s monthly report? For the month of Febuary, our profits/profit figures/incomes rose 10 percent...http://www.englishforums.com/English/OpenCloze/3/zbrbn/Post.htm#495164Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:52:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:495164cliveHi, &quot; Thanks to a patient and sympathetic boyfriend, who helped talk me out of thinking of it, the tragedy is in the past. ...?.......... are not in the ......?.......... are , as you so rightly point out, the numerous causes of the problem: the common myths that women love rough men ; that rape, or gang rape, is an act of virility ; that girls who enjoy sex are promiscuous and therefore fair game to any sex-hungry man; that girls who dress attractively, or who are quite obviously fanciable, are flaunting themselves and therefore must be pu nished for it; the list is endless.&quot; out, thinking, tragedy, ?, ? as, point, numerous, common, men, gang, act, that, sex, fair, dress, obviously, themselves, punished. All in...http://www.englishforums.com/English/KindlyHelpMeOut/znvcz/post.htm#482772Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:59:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482772cliveHi again, Kindly answer my questions 1. The annual earnings have been pegged at $3.86 billion. In the above sentence we are speaking about a annual so should it be the annual earnings has been pegged.. No, earnings is treated as a plural word. But then The annual is singular and verb needs to agree with subject kindly correct me if I am wrong. &#39;Annual&#39; is an adjective, and thus has no effect on the verb. 3. The country is witnessing a sea change in the lifesty l e , mindsets, aspirations and attitudes of its people. Is this correct? Yes, but I&#39;d prefer the plural &#39;lifestyles&#39; . 5. Everything about Crompton Greaves is (a) world class. (aticle should come or it can be omitted) You need to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/KindlyHelpMeOut/znvcz/post.htm#482672Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:53:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482672cliveHi, Following sentences I came across magazine kindly clear my doubts. Please note that it&#39;s better to say &#39;answer my questions&#39; rather than &#39;clear my doubts&#39;. 1. The annual earnings have be pegged at $3.86 billion. In the above sentence we are speaking about a annual so should it be the annual earnings has been pegged.. No, earnings is treated as a plural word. 2. Vir Sanghvi, reputed as one of the youngest editor(or editors) in the Indian media terrain. &#39;Editors&#39;, because you are saying &#39;he is one of a group&#39;. This sentence is not correct. For example, it has no main verb. 3. The country is witnessing a sea change in the lifestye, mindset, aspirations and attitudes of its people. In...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HopefullyEasyQuestionCapitalization/zhbnn/post.htm#452542Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:57:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:452542cliveHi, I am an attorney working for the government. The duties of my job position mostly involve considering legal requests called "petitions." My job title is "Petitions Attorney." I am unclear as to when the first letters in "Petitions Attorney" should be capitalized. This is a matter of style and convention rather than of grammar. The usual convention is not to capitalize, unless it is in a context where you really want to stress that this is your job title. eg I ask you what kind of work you do. Here, I don't really care about your official job title. eg I am reading the employment section of your resume. I expect it to tell me the job titles for your previous periods of employment. Finally, as a general comment, I...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/13/bmgg/Post.htm#449307Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:40:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:449307yoong liatAnonymous wrote: Guest wrote: I want the list of singular and plural words (some 200 words) Can you tell me what words are plural and singular brother's (singular) brothers' (plural) uncle's (singular) uncles' (plural) sister (singular ) sisters (plural) sisters' (plural) sister's (singular) girl's (singular) girls' (plural) child's &http://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/13/bmgg/Post.htm#449293Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:44:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:449293anonymousGuest wrote: I want the list of singular and plural words (some 200 words) Can you tell me what words are plural and singular brother's uncle's sister sisters' girl's child's man's minehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/12/bmgg/Post.htm#434533Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:15:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:434533yoong liatAnonymous wrote: Anonymous wrote: what is the plural word for THE?? some singular nouns that stand plural nouns too Many thank Teresa Pieanne has already replied as follows earlier. "The" is the definite article, and has the same form in the plural: The boy, the boys / the girl, the girls / the table, the tables. You can say that there are six the's in the above sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/12/bmgg/Post.htm#434505Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:33:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:434505anonymousAnonymous wrote: what is the plural word for THE?? some singular nouns that stand plural nouns too Many thank Teresahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/12/bmgg/Post.htm#397061Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:21:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:397061anonymouswhat is the plural word for vest?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatThesePhrasesMeanWords/dppzc/post.htm#328690Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:44:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:328690nona the britAll should be singular 'word', meaning promise or declararation. 'Take my word for it'...means believe me (and you need the complete phrase, don't stop at word). 'Give you my word '(not plural words) - I guarantee something...to take an oath about something, make a promise. 'man of my/his word' (again, not the plural) someone who is trustworthy and keeps his promises (when he gives you his word, he will do it).http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralWordsSuffixMentEquipment/djbwd/post.htmSun, 19 Nov 2006 16:42:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:295208thaykI have learned that you can't just put an s to the plural word that has a suffix -ment. like, for instance "equipment". any clarifications on this rule?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralWordsSuffixMentEquipment/djbwc/post.htmSun, 19 Nov 2006 16:42:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:295207thaykI have learned that you can't just put an s to the plural word that has a suffix -ment. like, for instance equipment. any clarifications on this grammar rule?http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseArticlesWordsPhrases-Parentheses/dgxww/post.htm#284361Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:40:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:284361cliveHi, Did I put the right article for the first example and make the right choice of not put articles in the second example? 1. ... to learn to learn more about them (eg, a 'gay' community' ). 2. He sites examples like family and groups people (eg. 'gay' community ). You have other errors here that I have high-lighted. In addition, it would be easier to comment if you supplied a complete sentence in each case. However, generally speaking, if community is singular as in #1, it needs an article. In #2, it seems to me that you need the plural word 'communities', in which case your choices are 'no article' or 'the', depending on context. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedAWord/dvmqn/post.htmFri, 29 Sep 2006 10:46:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:273968anonymousi need a word that formed from N I S T O C E U R (must use all, no proper nouns, plural words)http://www.englishforums.com/English/OneWordDomainNameSuggestionDating-Site/cqgrc/post.htm#247426Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:07:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:247426anjaneshThanks for your related word. Didnt think of that before. Its interesting how so many plural words domain are still available. All extensions of connection are unavailable. But one extension of connections is. How about emotions ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralTermCollectiveNouns/czcrx/post.htm#192277Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:43:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:192277paco2004Hvpl wrote: I understand that certain nouns (collective nouns?) that do not have a plural word. E.g. aircraft, rain and perspiration. However, I come across such usage, specially in Asia. "Many aircraftS are taking off and landing at this airport." or "Beads of perspirationS fell from his forehead". Are there actually such words as aircraftS and perspirationS? Hello Hvpl Welcome to this Forum. I too am an English learner from an East Asian country. As for perspiration, my English-Japanese dictionary says "perspiration" is sometimes used as a countable noun, but I think that usage is very rare. Google gives 5,388,000 English pages for "perspiration" but only 16,000 pages for "perspiration". But there seems some people who say...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralTermCollectiveNouns/czcrx/post.htmFri, 03 Feb 2006 11:50:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:192199hvplI understand that certain nouns (collective nouns?) that do not have a plural word. E.g. aircraft, rain and perspiration. However, I come across such usage, specially in Asia. "Many aircraftS are taking off and landing at this airport." or "Beads of perspirationS fell from his forehead". Are there actually such words as aircraftS and perspirationS?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/6/bmgg/Post.htm#186745Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:08:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:186745anonymouswhat is the plural word for THE?? Many thank Teresahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Apostrophe/cdxxd/post.htmThu, 19 Jan 2006 23:28:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:186068matressApostrophe ( ' ) The apostrophe is used when leaving out a letter or number in a contraction, e.g. can't, wouldn't. The apostrophe is used for omitted letters, e.g. rock 'n' roll, and for omitted numbers, e.g. the class of '72, the '20s. The apostrophe is used for plurals of letter abbreviations with periods and single letters, e.g. p's and q's, two A's and four B's. Plurals of multi-letter combinations and plurals of numerals end in s with no apostrophe, e.g. VIPs, 1000s. The possessive of singular nouns ending in s, including nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh, is formed by adding 's, e.g. witness's affidavit. However, if the next word begins with s, then add only an apostrophe, e.g. witness' story. The possessive...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SpeakersAudienceAudiences/crmnx/post.htmSat, 17 Dec 2005 09:40:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:170745parkpHi. Can anyone tell me which of the following is correct in both of the sentences below? I'm not sure about the rules regarding these plural words. Thank you! A podium can become a barrier between speakers and their audience (or should it be audiences?). These presenters look up over the audiences' heads. (or should it be... These presenters look up over the audience's heads)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularWords/2/hgx/Post.htm#134299Tue, 06 Sep 2005 02:19:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:134299anonymousHey there am looking for help if u can help it would be nice i need 10 plural words 10 singular 10 proper 10 common if u can help me it be nice thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/5/bmgg/Post.htm#121123Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:51:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:121123anonymousGuest wrote: I want the list of singular and plural words (some 200 words)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/4/bmgg/Post.htm#120803Sun, 24 Jul 2005 05:52:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:120803anonymouspls give me a singular to plural wordshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/3/bmgg/Post.htm#81532Wed, 16 Mar 2005 02:22:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:81532guestneed plural words that change formhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralNounsPronunciation/lxvg/post.htmMon, 29 Nov 2004 13:51:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:58163remeHi there! I need to clasify plural words (ending in -s) into three categories, depending on the way the final -s is pronounced: /s/ /z/ /iz/ I can make the difference (very clearly) when it is pronounced /iz/ as in "chances", but I´m completely unable to identify the difference between /s/ and /z/ so... is there any rule?? How can I differenciate them without hearing them? Thanks for your help in advance. Remehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichCorrectDimensionsIndexDimension-Index/jcch/post.htmThu, 09 Sep 2004 04:42:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:44836wasthebestI would like to give an index a unique name. I am considering: 1. Dimension Index 2. Dimensions Index I like 2. Which one do you believe, or know, is a more proper name? If you have any other suggestions for a name...please feel free.... Also, what issues am I having difficulty with? As I would like to do further investigation into the problem. Another naming convention, I use, that I'm not sure about is preceding the word register with plural words: sales register, purchases register, etc. Any suggestions on that will be reassuring.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShortedWords/lvrng/post.htm#938856Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:04:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:938856xyz <xyz@abc>The Prof was from Boston, and kept talking about &quot;datter&quot;. It was the first time I&#39;d heard that pronunciation, and it was weeks into the course before I figured out that a datter array was not named after some guy named Datter. I used to have a colleague who used the BrE &quot;long A&quot; in &quot;data&quot;. so it came out as &quot;dah-ter&quot;. Sounded weird. OTOH, he did at least realise that &quot;data&quot; is a plural word, and used it correctly, as in: &quot;the data are misleading&quot;, rather than &quot;the data is misleading&quot;. Mike Mhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CourtsMartial/6/kxlcr/Post.htm#907637Thu, 13 May 2004 14:34:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:907637maria conlonRushtown schrieb im Newsbeitrag are starting in Iraq. I know that that is the plural of &quot;Court Martial&quot; but it sounds wrong. That&#39;s because you&#39;re not used to hearing it for some reason.It is, however, correct, no matter how it sounds to you,personally. Imagine the letters of protest that would flood the studio ifthe announcer had said &quot;court-martials&quot;. &quot;Flood&quot; may be a bit strong. Just like pronouncing &quot;erred&quot; as &quot;urred&quot; sounds wrong It sounds wrong to you, but that doesn&#39;t mean it sounds wrongto anyone else, and it definitely does not mean that it isincorrect. Perhaps &quot;anyone else,&quot; as used in your sentence, should be &quot;everyone else.&quot; That is,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CourtsMartial/6/kxlcr/Post.htm#907421Thu, 13 May 2004 12:21:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:907421rewboss&quot;Rushtown&quot; (Email Removed) schrieb im Newsbeitrag Just heard a news announcer talk about the Courts-Martial that arestarting in Iraq. I know that that is the plural of &quot;Court Martial&quot; but it sounds wrong. That&#39;s because you&#39;re not used to hearing it for some reason. It is, however, correct, no matter how it sounds to you, personally. Imagine the letters of protest that would flood the studio if the announcer had said &quot;court-martials&quot;. Just like pronouncing &quot;erred&quot; as &quot;urred&quot; sounds wrong It sounds wrong to you, but that doesn&#39;t mean it sounds wrong to anyone else, and it definitely does not mean that it is incorrect. or saying &quot;The data are...&quot; also sounds wrong....http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrentEssay/zxhn/post.htm#28841Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:15:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:28841guestHave you really lived in US for eight years? I only have one comment. Pay more attention on articles "a" and "the" also singular or plural words. Overall, that's a good essay.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralsWithS/2/khprc/Post.htm#874680Fri, 09 Apr 2004 20:09:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:874680raymond s. wisecan Freddy, did you forget the topic of the question ... It is in the first line of text preceded bythe As usual, English has an exception here. Proper names, such as Yeats&#39;s (but not Moses&#39;). Sigh. AM That isn&#39;t an example of an exception to the rule in question, which involved plurals. However, that brings up the interesting case of a plural word used as a singular name, such as *Heathers* and *Spaceballs,* which are movie titles. Ordinarily, I would say &quot;Charles&#39;s book&quot; and &quot;Jones&#39;s address.&quot; pronouncing both letters in &quot;s&#39;s,&quot; but I would say &quot;*Heathers&#39;* plot&quot; and &quot;Spaceballs&#39;* screenwriter,&quot; pronouncing &quot;s&#39;&quot; only, not adding an...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/bmgg/post.htm#25473Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:59:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:25473guestWHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR BEERhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/bmgg/post.htm#18168Mon, 05 Jan 2004 08:28:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:18168guestI want the list of singular and plural words (some 200 words)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SingularPluralWords/bmgg/post.htm#10788Tue, 14 Oct 2003 20:59:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10788guestwhere do I find information and practice work on plural words