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If the plural of roof is roofs
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(not rooves) which I think it is, shouldn't the plural of dwarf be dwarfs and not dwarves? Will someone clever at English please enlighten me?
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I once recall someone saying ombnibi (or was it omnibii) as the plural of omnibus. I'm not sure he was correct because I know I'd get strange looks if I said bii instead of buses.
When I'm teaching maths the students just don't believe me when I write AXES ("you've spelt axis wrong sir") or FORMULAE.
I once recall someone saying ombnibi (or was it omnibii) as the plural of omnibus. I'm not sure he was correct because I know I'd get strange looks if I said bii instead of buses.
When I'm teaching maths the students just don't believe me when I write AXES ("you've spelt axis wrong sir") or FORMULAE.
Thanks Quizmonster.
I didn't know BUS was spelt BUSS at one time- that surprised me because I thought it was an abbreviation of omnibus.
I wonder why the transport vehicles are BUSES but the BUSSES in computer technology are spelt with a double S.
As MarkRae says "Every language has irregularities. Don't worry about it, just learn it... ". It seems to me English has more irregularities than most other languages.
I didn't know BUS was spelt BUSS at one time- that surprised me because I thought it was an abbreviation of omnibus.
I wonder why the transport vehicles are BUSES but the BUSSES in computer technology are spelt with a double S.
As MarkRae says "Every language has irregularities. Don't worry about it, just learn it... ". It seems to me English has more irregularities than most other languages.
i have this argument on a weekly basis with a colleague.
Because he has a Potteries accent, he pronounces words accordingly. I do not have the accent, so my pronunciation is different, and he constantly picks me up on my way of saying 'look', 'book' etc.
I always say, as MarkRae says, language does not conform to strict rules, it evolves and shifts constantly, but he still does it.
Yes, it is a pain!!
Because he has a Potteries accent, he pronounces words accordingly. I do not have the accent, so my pronunciation is different, and he constantly picks me up on my way of saying 'look', 'book' etc.
I always say, as MarkRae says, language does not conform to strict rules, it evolves and shifts constantly, but he still does it.
Yes, it is a pain!!
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