2006-11-19 06:28:11 · 10 answers · asked by roythebattousai 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You can refer to any amount of money with just the word "money".
There IS, however, a plural form -- "monies" or "moneys" which has different, special uses
The key to this is noting the difference between "count nouns" and "non-count" OR "mass" nouns, AND that there are some nouns that are sometimes used as one and sometimes as the other.
most nouns are "count nouns"
That is, you can count them and speak of one, two, etc.
"mass nouns" which are not counted
*furniture, stuff, weather, gold
Now note that using a mass noun does NOT mean that what you are discussing cannot be counted, only that the term itself cannot be used to count.
Thus you cannot say"I have one furniture" or "one stuff"; rather you must say "I have some furniture" or "I have a piece [or three pieces] OF furntiture".
Pure mass nouns (unlike the type listed below) do NOT have a plural form -- the grammatically "singular" form is used to refer to any amount. (This is not, incidentally, the same as forms that happen to be the same in the singular and plural since those may still be count nouns, e.g., "one sheep, two sheep".)
The following are nouns that are used in SOME settings as "mass nouns" referring to a whole or collective, and in other contexts may be used as "count nouns".
*love, hair, fruit, soup, water, sugar
"My hair is a mess" (NOT 'hairs'), but "Where did these three blonde hairs on your suit come from?!"
"I'd like another bowl of soup." vs. "What soups are on the menu?"
"Money" is another example. Most often in daily speech it is most often a "mass noun". But when used to refer to specified amounts, or to parts of a collection that are distinct, the term "monies" (or "moneys") may be used. It can for instance be used to distinguish different TYPES of money or currency -- "Monies from several countries."
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1105/p18s03-hfes.html
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Talk:mass_noun
2006-11-22 05:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have seen the word moneys used, but in most cases the word money is used for both singular and plural. Moneys usually carries the connotation of funds derived from multiple sources.
On a cultural note, the word moneys has been used humorously on the tv show The Simpsons, by the character Fat Tony. "Where are the pretzel moneys?"
2006-11-19 06:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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words can act as both plural and singular in one form..
2006-11-19 06:33:45 · answer #6 · answered by $A-Money$ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
monies is plural money is singular
2006-11-19 06:30:17 · answer #7 · answered by Patrick B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money is an uncountable noun, that means you can't make it plural.
2006-11-19 06:43:57 · answer #8 · answered by Earthling 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Maybe it is both. Just try adding words before it.
2006-11-19 06:34:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's both singular and plural..it's like "sheep"...you say "one sheep and two sheep"...same word..same thing with money.
2006-11-19 06:47:57 · answer #10 · answered by abbas_n_chantel 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋