How to make a loanword plural?
Dear teachers,
I would like to know how to make a loanword plural.
According to the news article in the below,
Sanke is a Chinese tourist (Singular).
Sanke's are Chinese tourists (Plural).
Personally, I think it is common sense to express Chinse tourists (plural) as Sankes. (without http://krdic.naver.com/detail.nhn?docid=24923200#FGN19967)
Could you help me so that I can have a proper knowledge?
Thanks and best regards,
David Kim
The word Sanke (??/??) refers to Chinese tourists who travel freely and individually. In the past, most Chinese tourists traveled in groups. They would go sightseeing in groups, go shopping in groups, and lodge in groups. They were the big spenders in the tourism industry. But with accumulated traveling experiences, Chinese tourists have also begun to prefer traveling individually, which is a growing global trend as well. And now the number of Sanke’s traveling to Korea is increasing rapidly following the Chinese government’s ban on Korean entertainment, which was put in place in retaliation of the THAAD deployment. Professor Lee Hoon (??) of Hanyang University’s Division of Tourism tells us more.
According to the Korea Tourism Organization, about 65% of Chinese tourists who visited Korea during the Spring Festival holiday were Sanke’s, or individual tourists. The number of searches for Korea by individual Chinese travelers on a travel price comparison website also increased by 152% last year compared to the year before. Sanke’s tend to be young people, and they are mostly women. Just like the Youke’s, Sanke’s also come to Korea because of their interests in the Korean Wave or Hallyu, and mostly enjoy shopping during their stay here. But there is something that clearly sets them apart from the group travelers.
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Personally, I think it is common sense to express Chinse tourists (plural) as Sankes. (without apostrophe ) Correct. Sanke's exemplifies a common error of adding an apostrophe to a plural that "feels unusual".
- Personally, I think it is common sense to express Chinse tourists (plural) as Sankes.
- (without apostrophe ) Correct.
- Sanke's exemplifies a common error of adding an apostrophe to a plural that "feels unusual".
- With a very few exceptions where serious readability issues exist, such as the plural of the letter a , plurals should never have an apostrophe.
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???Personally, I think it is common sense to express Chinse tourists (plural) as Sankes. (without apostrophe )
Correct. Sanke's exemplifies a common error of adding an apostrophe to a plural that "feels unusual". With a very few exceptions where serious readability issues exist, such as the plural of the letter a, plurals should never h
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