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There are some nouns that form the plurals differently.
Some nouns change their vowels in the middle of the singular form when forming the plural
one goose |
two geese |
foot - feet
louse - lice
man - men
mouse - mice
tooth - teeth
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woman - women
Compounds of words man and woman form plurals the same way:
mailman - mailmen
Words that contain the syllable "man" such as in the word human form the plural by adding the letter s as with most plurals.
Several nouns form the plural by adding the letters en:
child - children
ox - oxen
Some words with descriptive adjectives and hyphens form the plural by adding the correct affix to the noun portion of the word.
father-in-law - fathers-in law
mother-in-law - mothers-in-law
brother-in-law - brothers-in-law
sister-in-law - sisters-in-law
attorney-general - attorneys-general
secretary-general - secretaries general
There are a number of animals that have the same singular and plural form:
bison - bison
deer - deer
moose - moose
sheep - sheep
swine - swine
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There are also some animal names that form the plural the same as the singular or use the s or es form:
antelope - antelope or antelopes
cod - cod or cods
elk - elk or elks
fish - fish or fishes
flounder - flounder or flounders
grouse - grouse or grouses
herring - herring or herrings
quail - quail or quails
reindeer - reindeer or reindeers
salmon - salmon or salmons
shrimp - shrimp or shrimps
trout - trout or trouts
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