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Meanings of plural in English
Usage of plural in English
1
Otherwise, generally continue to use the plural: Data are still being collected.
2
Such plural forms of interdisciplinary research depend on particular conditions of enquiry.
3
The 'The' signs, you mean; with the people's name in the plural?
4
The shortened form of the word is often used in the plural.
5
REUTERS: Do you expect your children to also adhere to plural marriage?
6
Here's the root of the matter: strictly-speaking, data is a plural term.
7
Therefore, I can use the plural Legos at my leisure, where applicable.
8
For in many other cases he uses the plural for the singular.
9
Formerly, the singular was sometimes used in a plural or collective sense.
10
The plural number caused the captain to toss me a contemptuous look.
11
Again, in every predication there is an attribution of singular or plural.
12
We still don't know why he insists on making it a plural.
13
Moreover, the standard is not single and absolute, but plural and relative.
14
Some nouns adopted from foreign languages still retain their original plural forms.
15
It may also be read as a nominative plural, referring to Lokah.
16
Our second person plural is liable to misconstruction by an ardent mind.
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Portuguese
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Plural through the time
Plural across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common