Can you think of a word in English whose plural is derived from the addition of the letter "c" to the singular form? In other words, think of a word in singular.
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Sorry, the whole question will be this:
Can you think of a word in English whose plural is derived from the addition of the letter "c" to the singular form? In other words, think of a word in singular. Then add the letter "c" to it, and the word becomes its plural.
Can you think of a word in English whose plural is derived from the addition of the letter "c" to the singular form? In other words, think of a word in singular. Then add the letter "c" to it, and the word becomes its plural.
I can't think of any. The only unusual endings I can think of is the "en" endings such as children and oxen or an "i" ending on the plural of latin words e.g. catus- cacti
Actually, when the term "box" is used to refer to a computer, it is very often pluralized as "boxen", by analogy with "oxen". But this is a special case, and I doubt people who aren't very familiar with computing, and also much of the non-technical jargon language associated with such, would use such.
<<Actually, when the term "box" is used to refer to a computer, it is very often pluralized as "boxen", by analogy with "oxen". But this is a special case, and I doubt people who aren't very familiar with computing, and also much of the non-technical jargon language associated with such, would use such.>>
No, I had never heard of that.
I know that "shoe" has an archaic plural form "shoen".
And "sock" has an obsolete, irregularly spelled plural form "sox", which is retained in the names of the Red Sox and White Sox.
No, I had never heard of that.
I know that "shoe" has an archaic plural form "shoen".
And "sock" has an obsolete, irregularly spelled plural form "sox", which is retained in the names of the Red Sox and White Sox.
<<I know that "shoe" has an archaic plural form "shoen".>>
Also ''eyen'' and ''kine'' are archaic plurals for ''eye'' and ''cow''.
Also ''eyen'' and ''kine'' are archaic plurals for ''eye'' and ''cow''.
I don't know the answer. I have just copied it from the following message:
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I now have a word quiz for you all. I have probably tested it on a thousand people. But nobody has ever solved it. So why don't you try: can you think of a word in English whose plural is derived from the addition of the letter "c" to the singular form? In other words, think of a word in singular. Then add the letter "c" to it, and the word becomes its plural. Your correct solution to be e-mailed to dwctang@yahoo.com. Apple readers, impress me!
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I now have a word quiz for you all. I have probably tested it on a thousand people. But nobody has ever solved it. So why don't you try: can you think of a word in English whose plural is derived from the addition of the letter "c" to the singular form? In other words, think of a word in singular. Then add the letter "c" to it, and the word becomes its plural. Your correct solution to be e-mailed to dwctang@yahoo.com. Apple readers, impress me!
>Die < dice [Lazar]
Doggone you, Lazar! I'd been reading the thread, all along thinking of adding a 'c' onto the end, when suddenly -- while reading the post right before yours-- it occurred to me to put the 'c' in the middle. I thought of mouse-mice and was right on the verge of getting the answer when I saw your post. Too late, though. :-) Congratulations.
Doggone you, Lazar! I'd been reading the thread, all along thinking of adding a 'c' onto the end, when suddenly -- while reading the post right before yours-- it occurred to me to put the 'c' in the middle. I thought of mouse-mice and was right on the verge of getting the answer when I saw your post. Too late, though. :-) Congratulations.
>Easy as pie. ;-)
You deserve a pie as a reward (maybe even several pice :-).
[I know that 'pice' are something different.]
You deserve a pie as a reward (maybe even several pice :-).
[I know that 'pice' are something different.]
<<I'd been reading the thread, all along thinking of adding a 'c' onto the end, when suddenly -- while reading the post right before yours-- it occurred to me to put the 'c' in the middle. I thought of mouse-mice and was right on the verge of getting the answer when I saw your post.>>
Yeah, I went through the same thought process. :-)
Yeah, I went through the same thought process. :-)