2007-06-05 05:22:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
verbs:
We walk
She walks
2007-06-05 05:31:36 · answer #1 · answered by Xiomy 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I can name singular words that end in s, but not plural words that become singular when an s is added...
2007-06-05 05:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by lei 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The plural words abbes, abys, adventures, bas, bos, bras, bulgines, cares, chapes, cites, cosines, deadlines, esquires, fras, gamines, gaus, glassines, gues, hos, kavas, kas, larges, las, los, lownes, marques, mas, millionaires, mis, moras, mos, multimillionaires, nervines, ogres, pas, pis, pos, posses, prelates, princes, pros, sagenes, saltines, shines, sightlines, squires, tartines, timelines, tyrranes, and usures all become different singular words if you add another s onto the end of each. Many of them switch from masculine plural form to feminine singular form.
2007-06-05 05:47:36 · answer #3 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
princes (plural )becomes princess (singular) by adding an "s" on the end
2007-06-06 11:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by Michelle R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Princes?
2007-06-05 12:23:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cacti cactus
we talk too loud she talks too loud
that was a good wordplay question.
2007-06-07 09:45:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Octopi,octopus,radii, radius, hippopotamus. Is this what you mean?
2007-06-05 11:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by 2jaxx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋