John Forbes wrote:
Yes, fish was not a good example. But sheep was.
A final "s" does not invariably indicate a plural, as any genius will
tell you. Many singular words of Latin origin end in "s".
John
Indeed. But I was taught [in Grammar School 8-)] that the singular of
species was .... I won't say it again 8-)
On Fri, 27 May 2005 23:33:12 +0100, mike wilson
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Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2005, mike wilson wrote:
How would you write the singular for species?
Species. Like fish, sheep...
Kostas
Fish has the option of fishes. Not many words are the same in
singular and plural form, without options.
m
