Pronunciation of the English word plural.
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1. | To avoid being drawn into a debate on whether the correct plural of hippopotamus is 'hippopotamuses' or 'hippopotami', I usually use the short plural, 'hippos'. | |
2. | In Ido, there is a plural article, "le", which should only be used in cases of absolute necessity, when its use is the only way to make clear that a word is used as plural and not as singular. | |
3. | With horse racing and such, these are called "stakes". For this meaning the plural form is often used. | |
4. | The plural form of "louse" is "lice". | |
5. | The plural form of 'person' is 'people', not 'persons'. | |
6. | In Esperanto an adjective ends in "a." The plural is formed by adding "j." | |
7. | "What is the plural of Nazi?" - "Assholes." | |
8. | In Esperanto, nouns end in "o". The plural is formed by adding a "j". | |
9. | The plural of horse is horses. | |
10. | The plural of "Nebelbank" is "Nebelbänke", not "Nebelbanken". |