I know of one, but am interested to see other examples.
2006-08-19 16:39:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is true that the singular and plural of "moose" are spelled the same, but (according to my dictionary) they are pronounced identically. So I suppose that makes moose half right and half wrong.
2006-08-19 16:52:40 · update #1
OK, here is my example...
corps (n) an organized subdivision of a military establishment.
Singular is pronounced "kor".
Plural is pronounced "korz".
Any others?
2006-08-19 17:09:06 · update #2
And for the doubters, see
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/corps
or you local dictionary.
2006-08-20 09:06:46 · update #3
check my questions and is Olefin metathesis or transalkylidenation the ans because i do not think is distillation or can you explain in your answer.
Thanks.
2006-08-20 06:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by jason k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So far as I can recollect, there is NO noun that has singular & plural spelled the same but PRONOUNCED differently.
The pronunciation of the word 'moose' is not different for its plural from its singular form.
We can tell many words like 'Moose'. Spelled the same (for singular & plural) & pronounced the same.
'Fish' : is both singular & plural. (Fishes is also a plural form) & pronounced the same.
Pants (plural) which has no singular form Used as 'a pair of pants'.
Furniture again denotes the objects (movable) singular in form but plural in meaning. Singular: a piece of furniture.
2006-08-19 17:17:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have never heard corps pronounced "korz". Unless you can come up with another example, I would simply say there are none. While there are examples of words whose singular and plural are spelt the same, they are also pronounced the same (moose, sheep, fish, as noted by others).
2006-08-20 07:13:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-05 05:05:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pronunciation thing only applies to some but not all. Check these sites:
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/collective_nouns.html
http://community-2.webtv.net/solis-boo/Grammar1/page3.html
2006-08-20 13:12:00 · answer #5 · answered by klay 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Singular and plural?
2006-08-19 16:44:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm...good question, I can't for the life of me think of a single one. What is the one you know of?
2006-08-19 16:56:02 · answer #7 · answered by Isabella's Mommy Expecting #2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
moose is the only one I can think of
2006-08-19 16:45:53 · answer #8 · answered by Cookie 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good question...I can't think of a single one. What's the one you know?
2006-08-19 16:44:03 · answer #9 · answered by bololly32 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
besides that think there is no more
2006-08-20 02:47:57 · answer #10 · answered by tombraider 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋