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Jênisson (Aeneas)
Are there more words whose plural form is optional?
Like "tuxedo": pl. tux·e·dos or tux·e·does.
Jan 3, 2011 1:04 AM
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wolf -> wolves
life -> lives
milieu -> mileus/milieux
basis -> bases
iris -> irises /irides
matrix -> matrixes/matrices
phalanx -> phalanxes /phalanges
potato -> potatoes
photo -> photos
graffito -> graffiti
tempo -> tempos/tempi
aphelion -> aphelia
ganglion -> ganglions/ganglia
foot -> feet
tooth -> teeth
hoof -> hoofs/hooves
series -> series
atlas -> atlases
wish -> wishes
bacterium -> bacteria
medium -> mediums/media
genus -> genera
stimulus -> stimuli
opus -> opuses/opera
radius -> radiuses/radii
corpus -> corpuses/corporastatus ->
statuses/status
box -> boxes
ferry -> ferries
protozoon -> protozoa
cherub -> cherubs/cherubim
January 3, 2011
This site gives you the rules for making nouns plural
http://www.paulnoll.com/Books/Clear-English/English-plurals-1.html
January 3, 2011
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Jênisson (Aeneas)
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