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Grammar
Plural and singular
could you please give me a words list which has the same spelling for both plural and singular
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fish sheep euro dice (modern usage only - historically and in formal writing the singular is "die") There may be more, but I can't think of them right now. Rommie
- fish sheep euro dice (modern usage only - historically and in formal writing the singular is "die") There may be more, but I can't think of them right now.
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fish
sheep
euro
dice (modern usage only - historically and in formal writing the singular is "die")
There may be more, but I can't think of them right now.
Rommie
sheep
euro
dice (modern usage only - historically and in formal writing the singular is "die")
There may be more, but I can't think of them right now.
Rommie
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Euro (the currency?) remains Euro also in Plural?
Thank you for the info, Rommie, I didn't know that.
Thank you for the info, Rommie, I didn't know that.
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Yep, all valid. I can think of a few more:
data
media
innings (as in my beloved sport; cricket)
odds
By the way, I didn't know about the Euro one - I don't come from a country that deals in euro(s)???
data
media
innings (as in my beloved sport; cricket)
odds
By the way, I didn't know about the Euro one - I don't come from a country that deals in euro(s)???
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I believe that someone, somewhere, decided that the plural of euro (the currency) would be euro because English is not the only language spoken in Europe. Since different languages form plurals in different ways, you would otherwise have ended up with a different plural in each language.
Rommie
Rommie
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What is an odds?
I'm going to dispute "data", I'm afraid. In traditional use, data is the plural of datum (a datum being a piece of information, a 'fact'). In modern use, data is regarded as a mass-noun (you never say "a data") and so doesn't really count (unless we count all mass-nouns).
I think you can argue the case for media in modern usa
I'm going to dispute "data", I'm afraid. In traditional use, data is the plural of datum (a datum being a piece of information, a 'fact'). In modern use, data is regarded as a mass-noun (you never say "a data") and so doesn't really count (unless we count all mass-nouns).
I think you can argue the case for media in modern usa
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It might also be because English people aren't unfortunately using the euro. If they ever do that they'll probably end up saying euros like the rest of Europe.
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OK, I've done some research and got the definitive answer on the euro.
This information comes from the [url="http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/writing/style_guides/english/english_style_guide_en.htm"]European Commission Translation Service's Engl
This information comes from the [url="http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/writing/style_guides/english/english_style_guide_en.htm"]European Commission Translation Service's Engl
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could you please give me a words list which has the same spelling for both plural and singular
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Two euros is correct, yes. My earlier claim was wrong.
I can only assume the the European Commistion Translation Service (whoever they are) must have changed their mind on this one, or overruled the Secretariat-General (whoever they are) at some point.
So in the singular, "euro" is the same in all European languages, but in the plural it varies from language to language.
I can only assume the the European Commistion Translation Service (whoever they are) must have changed their mind on this one, or overruled the Secretariat-General (whoever they are) at some point.
So in the singular, "euro" is the same in all European languages, but in the plural it varies from language to language.
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