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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Plural of Hole-in-one?

0 Watching the news and theey are saying holes-in-one as the plural but hole-in-ones seems to make more sense when spoken... which is correct?02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00I prefer 'holes-in-one'. My dictionary agrees with me. 02br 02br 00However, it's not an expression I use very often and, since it refers to a very uncommon event, I'd guess that it's most often used in the singular.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00I prefer 'holes-in-one'.
  • My dictionary agrees with me.
  • 02br 02br 00However, it's not an expression I use very often and, since it refers to a very uncommon event, I'd guess that it's most often used in the singular.
  • 05002br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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0Hi,02br
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00However, it's not an expression I use very often and, since it refers to a very uncommon event, I'd guess that it's most often used in the singular. You don't often say 01font00Fred and I got 23 holes-in-one this morning02font00.
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0 No, but you may say, that "Over the course of his career, Tiger Woods has made ___ holes-in-one." 0-
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0No the plural is the holes not the one.02br
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00Believe it or not, my brother has had three holes-in-one and my sister has had two. I have had a great many myself, but only on the type of course that uses green indoor-outdoor carpeting for the greens and often involves a clown or windmill as obstacles.0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10 I have had a great many myself, but only on the type of course that uses green indoor-outdoor carpeting for the greens and often involves a clown or windmill as obstacles.12blockquote
10Quite the duffer, aren't you, GG! 0-
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would "hole in ones" be acceptable?
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I agree with the previous answers that say 'holes' is the pluralizable word.
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Grammar Geek I have had a great many myself, but only on the type of course that uses green indoor-outdoor carpeting for the greens and often involves a clown or windmill as obstacles.
Golly gee! We have something in common!
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hole-in-one is a single concept though despite being three words

You wouldn't say, "the carnival has 3 merrys-go-round."

but rather, "the carnival has 3 merry-go-rounds"

So in my opinion, hole-in-ones is correct
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And you are welcome to your opinion, but I do wish you would not try to confuse English learners with it.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/compounds.htm (among others) explain why you are incorrect here.
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