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Anita
I came across this example today:
How many aircraft does British Airlines own?
Why’s the word “aircraft” singular? Isn’t it countable?
8 sep. 2022 10:41
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The plural form of aircraft is also aircraft. Is one of those odd irregular plurals, like sheep, fish, etc.
8 september 2022
2
craft = boats
aircraft = planes
spacecraft = rockets, spaceships.
The plural exists but has a different meaning: craft/crafts = skilled trades such as potters, rug-makers, carpenters, glassblowers, handmade jewellery creators etc.
8 september 2022
1
oh thats new for me as well. there really are some tricky words. for the longest time I had been saying "informations" instead of information^^
10 september 2022
1
And hovercraft!
8 september 2022
1
Hey. It's plural form is the same as the singular.
https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/aircraft#:~:text=NounEdit&text=(vehicle)%20(countable)%20An,aircraft%2C%20including%20helicopters%20and%20jets.
8 september 2022
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
Schrijf je vragen op en laat de moedertaalsprekers je helpen!
Anita
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