it annoys the heck outta me cuz sum ppl say its fish nd sum ppl say its fishes...wat do u think???
2006-07-11 05:50:48 · 41 answers · asked by bex 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I think your best answer was given by vulpes, but I wanted to give another example of a similar situation. The words "people" and "persons" are another set of words where one is a generalized plural (people, fish) and one is meant to signify a collective of unique individuals (persons, fishes).
2006-07-11 12:19:27 · answer #1 · answered by Jason M 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It's fish. Fishes should only be used when you say something like "She fishes all day and night." For some reason fishes has spread around, but it's not the correct use of being plural for "fish." It's just always, fish lol.
2006-07-11 05:54:54 · answer #2 · answered by Shannon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think Dr. Seuss: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
2006-07-11 05:54:20 · answer #3 · answered by thedragon1186 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish.
2006-07-11 05:53:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the previous answers, with one exception, are wrong. Fishes and Fish are the two acceptable plurals of Fish
2006-07-11 05:54:55 · answer #5 · answered by jamie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish is like sheep. Same word for plural or singular. Fishes refers to multiple kinds of fish.
2006-07-11 05:52:18 · answer #6 · answered by Spike Spiegel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where is my fish?
Where are my fish?
it annoys me too the plural for fish is fish
2006-07-11 16:49:20 · answer #7 · answered by 1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry there is no plural form to the word fish. English teachers will tell you that it is fish.
2006-07-11 06:09:22 · answer #8 · answered by dagirl10149 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both actually
Fish
n. pl. fish or fish·es
1. Any of numerous cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates of the superclass Pisces, characteristically having fins, gills, and a streamlined body and including specifically:
1. Any of the class Osteichthyes, having a bony skeleton.
2. Any of the class Chondrichthyes, having a cartilaginous skeleton and including the sharks, rays, and skates.
2. The flesh of such animals used as food.
3. Any of various primitive aquatic vertebrates of the class Cyclostomata, lacking jaws and including the lampreys and hagfishes.
4. Any of various unrelated aquatic animals, such as a jellyfish, cuttlefish, or crayfish.
5. Informal. A person, especially one considered deficient in something: a poor fish.
2006-07-11 05:54:53 · answer #9 · answered by moltenmovement 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's fish. Like in 'School Of Fish'. It's not school of fishes.
2006-07-11 05:54:01 · answer #10 · answered by Savvi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is 1 Fish.
There are 2 Fish.
2006-07-11 05:53:08 · answer #11 · answered by courage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋