Lots of languages have distinct plural forms for you. When talking to more than one person, the French use vous; the Italians, voi; the Spanish, ustedes; and the Germans, ihr. Wouldn't it be useful if ...

Could it be that these are animals that were hunted, fished, or herded and that there was a convention that used the singular as a sort of generic plural when going after these creatures for sport or ...

English plurals can be simple—just add “-s” or “-es”—but irregular forms like “child” to “children” or “mouse” to “mice” often trip up learners. Mastering these patterns, along with avoiding common ...

Test your knowledge of English plural forms! Can you identify the correct plural for words like cactus, mouse, and tooth? Editorial: Another daylight robbery of the U.S. Treasury The latest Fed ...

Most of us don’t think twice about plural forms — we just kind of know them. But when you actually have to spell them out, things get trickier. Is it “knifes” or “knives”? “Cactuses” or “cacti”?

Think you know your plurals? From everyday words like “tomato” to tricky Latin and Greek forms like “nucleus” and “appendix,” this 25-question quiz will put your grammar skills to the ultimate test.

Here's a rule about singular and plural forms that is useful to know when talking about different types of fish. Let's find out more below! There are two plural forms for the word 'fish': 'fish' and ...

The word data leaves some of us in a conundrum. Data is the plural of datum, the Latin word for something given. Ordinarily, the plural word would get a plural verb. The chickens are on their nests.

Swedes have been told to avoid using English grammar when writing in Swedish, with the growing use of English plural forms creating a language headache. In its forthcoming edition of the Swedish ...

Radii The most common and preferred form in technical, mathematical, and scientific writing. Radiuses An accepted English plural, though it is used much less frequently and often sounds informal. The ...