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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

If the last name ends with a s how do we pluralize it.

if a name ends with a s how do we pluralize it.
  

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" "Buses" is still listed as the preferable plural form. "

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Words that end in -ch, x, s or s-like sounds require an -es for the plural:
  • more than one witch = witches
  • more than one box = boxes
  • more than one gas = gases
  • more than one bus = buses
  • more than one kiss = kisses
  • more than one Jones = Joneses
Note that some dictionaries list "busses" as an accepta
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Hi.

We also use es when a word ends in Sh like;

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