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- verb Present participle of
pluralise .
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Examples
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Both of those are examples of the use of a possesive apostrophe though, you're not pluralising either.
Lucky: Blendy, Masky And Airbrushy Cosmo7 2009
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Although I do also tend to say "hippopotami": I hold that the pluralising rule -us - -i for words marked +classical is perfectly good English morphology, and I quite like the sound of other persons' teeth grinding.
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The rector of Findon in 1276, Galfridus de Aspall, seems to have brought the art of pluralising to a finer point than most.
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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Homer would find no difficulty in pluralising the mighty Hunter and the hare into huntsmen and hares when utilising a description originally referring to the constellation.
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Monitor note: Other value/basic/essential ranges are available. letters passim): It was actually considered correct before the 1800s to use an apostrophe before the pluralising "s" if the word was of foreign origin.
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