Show off your plural knowledge

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   Misbah786posted 2 years ago

   Hello Beautiful Souls,
   
   Show off your plural knowledge to your friends and family! That's what HP said in their newsletter today.
   Can you please see if there's any mistake in this image or is it me who's making a mistake
   
   

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   Jodahposted 2 years ago

   Misbah, they look okay to me. The dictionary states two alternatives for many plural forms of the word. These seem to be among those.

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      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      John, please check the 3rd word 'Bicep'

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         Jodahposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-a … l-singular

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            Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

            Thank you so much, John
            This is interesting to learn. I also shared the same link in response to Maria's comment.
            Oxford dictionary says there is no such word as Bicep. But Merriam Webster gives an explanation.

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   MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years ago

   Niblings is the gender-neutral plural for "nieces and nephews". Sphinx can be sphinxes or spainges. Bicep can be biceps or bicepes (strange, but true). Plural of octopus is as written, but most of us still use octopi. Lasagne is plural for that particular type of noodles. More than one dish of baked lasagna with sauce, cheese, etc., is still lasagna. So, all are correct, even though a few sound weird.

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   Misbah786posted 2 years ago

   These are the search results by Oxford dictionary and Merriam Webster when I search for the word 'Bicep'
   
   Oxford dictionary says: There is no such word as 'Bicep' in English language.
   
   
   
   Whereas Merriam Webster gives me this result when I search for the word 'Bicep'
   
   
   
   This is a link to the explanation that Merriam Webster gives me for the words "Bicep or Biceps"
   
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-a … l-singular
   
   It's interesting to learn!
   Thank you so much, Maria
   Blessings to you!

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