What’s the Plural of Potato?
November 25, 2022
Singular nouns that end in -o normally take on s or es as a plural, like potato/potatoes (and tomato/tomatoes).
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What’s the Plural of Memorandum?
November 25, 2022
Memorandum, which comes from Latin, is singular. Memoranda is plural for memorandum.
What’s the Plural of Mango? Mangos or Mangoes?
November 25, 2022
Singular nouns that end in -o (like mango) normally add s/es to show a plural, like mangos or mangoes.
What’s the Plural of Index?
November 25, 2022
The plural of index (a Latin noun) is indexes or indices, though indices is the original, Latin plural form.
What’s the Plural of Elk? Elk or Elks?
November 25, 2022
Elk (not to be confused with moose and deer, though they all belong to the same Cervid family) is elk or elks, as a plural
What’s the Plural of Appendix? Appendixes or Appendices?
November 25, 2022
Appendixes is the plural of appendix when referring to anatomy. Appendices is plural in reference to a book or document.
What’s the Plural of Parenthesis?
November 23, 2022
The plural of parenthesis, also called brackets, is parentheses.
What’s the Plural of Ellipsis?
November 23, 2022
Ellipsis (pronounced ee-lip-sis) and look like three periods in succession (…), is ellipses as a plural noun.