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Mjeeem Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
fish? fishes?
Hello.
I learned that sometimes the plural of fish can be fishes.
When I could use fishes?
I learned that sometimes the plural of fish can be fishes.
When I could use fishes?
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When you talk about different species of fish.
- When you talk about different species of fish.
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-There are blue gills and salmons in the lake.
-The fishes look very delicious.
Example is a little funny.. ha ha. Is it right?
-The fishes look very delicious.
Example is a little funny.. ha ha. Is it right?
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No.
The fish (on the table) looks delicious.
In total, there are 7 different fishes in the lake.
The fish (on the table) looks delicious.
In total, there are 7 different fishes in the lake.
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Oh, thanks.
Then my example is wrong?
I mean the highlighted 'fishes'='blue gills and salmons'
In this case, I can't use fishes?
Then my example is wrong?
I mean the highlighted 'fishes'='blue gills and salmons'
In this case, I can't use fishes?
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Nobody is ever going to say "the fishes look delicious" so there's no point in discussing its grammaticality. Don't say it.
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Advice to students: use fish as the plural of fish. You will always be right.
The worst thing that could happen is that somebody, somewhere, might think 'Mmm—I think I'd have used 'fishes' in that context'.
Rover
Advice to students: use fish as the plural of fish. You will always be right.
The worst thing that could happen is that somebody, somewhere, might think 'Mmm—I think I'd have used 'fishes' in that context'.
Rover
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Except on this Forum, I don't remember the last time in my life that I used the word 'fishes'.
Clive
Clive
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