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Jack-in-the-box Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
"Bagpipe(s)"
Is it possible, and correct, to say "bagpipe" in singular (meaning one whole instrument, not a part of it) as well as "bagpipes" in plural?
For example: would "Look at that bagpipe!" be right? Or rather "Look at those bagpipes"? Or both?
Thank you very much for your answers.
For example: would "Look at that bagpipe!" be right? Or rather "Look at those bagpipes"? Or both?
Thank you very much for your answers.
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I had a sneaky feeling that actually 'bagpipe' is the correct form but that 'bagpipes' is the common useage and checking in my dictionary confirms it. So, bagpipe is correct for one instrument and you would probably make any player love you if you say that, because the rest of us all say bagpipes, even for a single instrument.
- I had a sneaky feeling that actually 'bagpipe' is the correct form but that 'bagpipes' is the common useage and checking in my dictionary confirms it.
- So, bagpipe is correct for one instrument and you would probably make any player love you if you say that, because the rest of us all say bagpipes, even for a single instrument.
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I had a sneaky feeling that actually 'bagpipe' is the correct form but that 'bagpipes' is the common useage and checking in my dictionary confirms it. So, bagpipe is correct for one instrument and you would probably make any player love you if you say that, because the rest of us all say bagpipes, even for a single instrument.
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