See that mouse next to your computer? Pretend there are two of them. What would you call them: “mice” or “mouses”? In the first 15 years or so of its mainstream life, the computer mouse has had an ...
English is full of irregular plural forms based on Latin and Greek. They can be confusing (apparatus? apparati? apparatuses?). They can be fun (the brothers Winklevii! and the flying Elvii! all ...
Q. We all know that the plural of the word “mouse” is “mice.” However, if I write the word “mouse” 10 times on a piece of paper, would you then refer to them collectively as “mice” or “mouses”? Also, ...
Sir, – We refer to a brace of pheasant so surely the solution to Mattie Lennon's conundrum (September 8th) regarding the plural of computer mouse is a brace of mouse. – Yours, etc, Sir, – Continuing ...
I have problems remembering irregular plural nouns. Can you sort these out for me? Some words change completely when they become plural and the only way not to make mistakes with this small group of ...
When I saw “men’s’ clothing” with two apostrophes, I figured it must be a typo. I was editing a professional writer who’s been on the job for years, and I know from experience that writers make typos, ...
The word ‘plural’ comes from the Old French ‘plurel’ which means ‘more than one’. A noun is a word used to identify something.There are a lot of nouns.There are many patterns to look out for when you ...
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