Plural Nouns
What’s the Plural of Cliff? Cliff or Cliffs?
Cliff plural is cliffs. Usually singular nouns that end in -f/-fe take on -ves as a plural. This is not the case with cliff/cliffs.
December 30, 2022
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Cliff plural is cliffs. Usually singular nouns that end in -f/-fe take on -ves as a plural. This is not the case with cliff/cliffs.
Contractions are words that have been conjoined through the use of an apostrophe, and the omission of certain letters and sounds: haven’t, wouldn’t couldn’t.
US English prefers learned as the past tense of learn. Learnt is the original past tense, and commonly accepted worldwide.
American English prefers dreamed as the past tense and past participle form of dream (present tense). British English prefers dreamt as the past and past participle form.
Lean, which is an intransitive verb, accepts both leaned and leant as its past tense and past participle forms.
Burned and burnt are both past tenses of the verb “burn”. British English prefers burnt, whereas American English uses burned.