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What is the proper plural of “a series”? [closed]
In math, we use the term series a lot, and there are many types of series.
How should I craft my sentence when I have three different ones in mind to talk about? Should I settle down for a less ...
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Why is 'sheep' the same when talking about one or more than one?
I am trying to find out why sheep has the plural sheep. I have found different explanations, such as, "it is because they were seen as uncountable, as in 'a herd of sheep'", "because it comes from ...
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Why does the incorrect plural “aircrafts” seem to be occurring more often?
My first reaction to aircrafts was to think it was a typo, but I just checked usage on NGrams...
...and compared it to usage for the singular / collective noun form aircraft...
...which seems to ...
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Is there a term for words that have identical singular and plural forms?
Is there a term for nouns that have identical singular and plural forms? For example,
sheep
fish
glasses
aircraft/spacecraft
etc.
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Irregular plurality situations in English
Why do some nouns in English not take the plurality suffix in the plural form? Could you give me a list of plural nouns which don't take "-(e)s" suffix? For example, I know about "fish" and "sheep".
