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Most English nouns are transformed from singular to plural by adding an -s or -es to the end, as with cat -- cats and wish -- wishes, but there are a number of singular--plural pairs that are tricky. How tricky? Let's find out! In the survey below, check all the phrases that are expressed correctly. Do not look anything up in a dictionary -- just go with your own insight. Here are two examples:
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Susan
Example 1. two savvy woman
(incorrect, because woman is a singular noun, but two indicates more than one. If the phrase were one savvy woman, or two savvy women, it would be correct.)
Example 2. five new cars
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Susan
Thanks, Susan, for challenging our brain cells. Will we find out what the correct answers are, or do we have to use a dictionary! Happy publishing, FAS
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating in the survey, FAS. We will discuss the answers in two weeks, because Vocabulogic only publishes every other Sunday. If you want to know sooner, feel free to look them up after voting.
ReplyDeleteI heard this 'funny' on the radio this AM. If you had to do 'spell check' by looking it up, you'll like our music (classic rock)! How things have changed.
ReplyDeleteWhoever thought we'd view classic rock as a predictor of dictionary use!? Funny.
ReplyDeleteGreat topic for discussion, and very timely! It's unfortunate that we live in a time in which people's writing skills, on a national cultural scale, are degrading at a truly alarming rate.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem that "people's" writing skills are not what they once were, but I cannot support this with any data (not saying that there is no data--I just do not know about it).
DeleteI wonder if the alleged writing deterioration might be attributed to the computer? "Why bother with spelling, when we have spell check?"
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