Alright all your grammar masters. My wife is foreign and she announced "It work." when I rubbed her shoulder and fixed her pain. I corrected her by saying "It works." to teach her well. She then proceeded to explain to me the English of "plural" with adding an "s" to the verb. Is this correct?
posted by usermac
on Feb 25, 2013 -
17 answers
My son has become fascinated with non-standard plurals in English, and I need more examples to feed him.
Can you think of more like: Foot --> Feet; Goose --> Geese; Mouse --> Mice. What I'm
not looking for is inside:
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posted by anastasiav
on Apr 22, 2012 -
20 answers
English language filter: Do all nouns have a plural form? If not what is an example of a noun with no plural form?
posted by West of House
on Dec 16, 2010 -
46 answers
I know this is a silly question, but I've never been able to figure this out. If my sister and I have a favorite song, how would I describe that fact in a sentence? "That's my sister and I's favorite song", "that's my and my sister's favorite song", "that's my sister's and my favorite song?", or some other permutation I may not be seeing?
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posted by Buddy-Rey
on May 28, 2010 -
31 answers
What's the term for the use of a product name as a singular noun (like iPod), and why do companies do this?
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posted by tmcw
on Apr 4, 2010 -
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When you pluralize a number, do you need an apostrophe? What I mean is if someone's address or phone number contains the number 3 twice, do I say it has two
3's or two
3s?
posted by shelayna
on Mar 10, 2010 -
38 answers
Where should the apostrophe go in the sentence "In Memory of Great Loves Lost"? Loves is plural (referring to all the loving in the world), but does it possess "lost"? Should it be loves'?
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posted by niccolo
on Nov 22, 2009 -
14 answers
Grammarfilter! Oh my. Is it "X and Y are two side of the same coin" or "X and Y two sides of the same coin"? This was an SAT sample question, and I, a poor girl's tutor, swore that "sides" must be plural in this context. Then the sample test website told me I was wrong, that it's "two side".
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posted by saysthis
on Aug 13, 2009 -
19 answers
In French, the singular of eye is "oiel" and the plural is "yeux." Are there any nouns in English that have completely different spellings of the singular and plural like this?
posted by Crosius
on Sep 26, 2008 -
27 answers
You have a murder of crows, sleuth of bears, even an exaltation of larks, what about Fairies?
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posted by jrishel
on Sep 10, 2008 -
53 answers
What's the plural of "print out," as in, "hey John, if you're going near the printer could you get me that print out?" What would we say to John if we wanted him to get us more than one?
posted by ChasFile
on May 7, 2008 -
48 answers
English Grammar: "There is" vs. "There are". There is a banana. There are two oranges. There (is / are) a banana and an orange?
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posted by syzygy
on Feb 25, 2008 -
28 answers
From
this thread:
... you're probably aware that Clear Channel own ...
What is the DEAL with verb/subject disagreement when it comes to corporate entities?? Clear Channel is an IT! Likewise band names. I can't remember how many articles I've read with phrases like "Metallica are..." or "Led Zeppelin are..." Why is this OK in the music business? I know this is mostly rant-y, but I'm genuinely curious if anyone has, like, the Rolling Stone Style Guide or something.
posted by rkent
on Dec 16, 2004 -
38 answers
