Dear Benita, Children itself is a plural form, as you know. If you've seen the form "childrens" somewhere, it's a typo (a typographical mistake) meaning either "children" or "children's". However, hair can be used both as countable and

"Last Will and Testament" and "Power of Attorney" are titles of legal documents/letters. If you mean many of these documents, you can write them as:- "Last Will and Testament documents ( or drafts if you like)" "Power of Attorney

Am I correct in assuming that in order to know the possessive plural of a word you must know the plural first? If I am correct then what is the plural possessive of foxes? Would it be foxes'? What about ladies, would it be ladies'? Children would

'Fruits' is normally used when we are discussing the different types-- 'among the fruits, citrus fruits are higher in vitamin C than other fruits'. In daily conversation, 'fruit' is usually uncountable-- 'she had gone to buy fruit'. There is some

I'm curious about how many Latin words in common American English usage are generally pluralized using Latin standards, versus English standards. For instance, the word "forum" is almost always pluralized as "forums," when it should be pluralized

Hello everyone! There are several odd words that I came across recently - like 'radius' or 'phenomenon'. Some people would use such plural form as 'radii' and 'phenomena'. Does it come from Latin? Would it be grammatically correct to say

Hi, Could you advise which of the following plural forms of abbreviations is more common in the English-speaking community:- a. CDs b. CD's And, when we turn them into possessive adjectives, how should we write them? Thanks. Kathy

Yes, "childrens" must be a typo for "children's" (possessive case, like in the children's parents) You have hair (uncountable) on your head, but men (for example) have "hairs" on their legs and breast.

How do you pluralize "Last Will and Testament"? Wills and Testments, Will and Testaments, or something else? How about "Power of Attorney"? Powers of Attorney or Power of Attorneys? Please help! This controversy has the office in a tizzy. Thanks

Alternatively, you could use: Powers of attorney. Last Will and Testaments. But I expect your attorney has his/her own personal preferences in these matters. They're a nitpicking bunch. So whatever you use will be "wrong"... MrP