i am confused; it's
mother-in-law -- mothers-in-law
aide de camp -- aides de camp
attorney general -- attorneys general
so -- what is the plural? both sound wrong
2006-09-05 19:41:25 · 8 answers · asked by allen s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In the examples you give, the noun is pluralized and the adjectives aren't (or the main noun is, in the case of mothers-in-law).
However, neither "hard" nor "on" is a noun (nor a verb, not sure what the poster above was talking about--hard is an adjective and on could be an adverb or a preposition), only the combination counts as a noun. So you put the s at the end, hard ons.
(Fortunately most people only have to deal with one at a time.)
2006-09-05 21:45:54 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its HARD ONS
and 1 thing its Attorney GeneralS
2006-09-06 04:39:24 · answer #2 · answered by me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard ons.
2006-09-05 19:48:35 · answer #3 · answered by DawnDavenport 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woodies.
2006-09-05 19:43:51 · answer #4 · answered by imajoebob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the noun that gets plural'ed, not the verb.
Hard ons.
2006-09-05 19:48:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard ons
2006-09-05 19:49:14 · answer #6 · answered by katbet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is called an "erection".
More than one are called "erections"
2006-09-05 19:47:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard ons, but i'd just say pricks. much easier!!
2006-09-05 19:48:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋