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something about zodiac signs I'm learning some new words about zodiac signs and I would like to know if the below words are correct : signs (singular/plural) person (singular/plural) Aries/Aries an Aries/ two Aries Taurus/Tauruses a Taurus/two Tauruses Gemini/Geminis a Gemini/two Geminis Cancer/Cancers a Cancer/two Cancers Leo/Leos a Leo/two Leos Virgo/Virgos a Virgo/two Virgos Libra/Libras a Libra/two Libras Scorpio/Scorpios a Scorpio/two Scorpios Sagittarius/Sagittarius a Sagittarian/ two Sagittarians three more signs to go... Thank you so much for your helpsigns (singular/plural) person (singular/plural) Capricorn/Capricorns a Capricorn/two Capricorns Aquarius/Aquarius an Aquarian/two Aquarians Pisces/Pisces a Piscean/two Pisceans Some words of signs are same as that for persons and some are different Thank you so much for your help
Mar 29, 2016 3:12 PM
Answers · 7
Your expressions are all correct. My only comment would be that we don't normally refer to them using a specific number (two Geminis). - Hi, I'm a Gemini. And you are? I'm a Pisces. - Hi, I'm a Gemini. And you are? I'm a Gemini too. Oh, we're both Geminis then.
March 29, 2016
You've got it really. They are not standard English words which people frequently use formally in the plural so I wouldn't worry too much. But you're right not to add -es to "Aries" and it sounds a bit better to talk about "Sagittarians, Aquarians, and Pisceans".
March 29, 2016
thank you so much for your comments
March 30, 2016
Just one additional note. We don't normally say "persons". We usually say people. One person, two people. It is possible to say "persons" in certain contexts, but they are relatively rare. One example: "The crime was committed by a person, or persons, unknown."
March 29, 2016
Sorry guys, the words mixed together after submitting ,if it is hard for you to distinguish ,just foget it .
March 29, 2016
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