According to all the sources I've read, "atheist" allows for the formation of a "regular plural," by the simple addition of the letter "s" at the end.
Why is this such a challenging task?
2007-11-02 05:49:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They have enough problems with spelling the singular form of it. Let's not muck it up for them.
2007-11-02 05:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. Apparently, it's also hard to remember in what order to place the "e" and the "i" in the word "atheist." Either that, or there is such a thing as an "athiest," and I'm the ignorant one...but I don't see it in the dictionary.
2007-11-02 05:53:56 · answer #2 · answered by Pull My Finger 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't that involve multiplication? Plurals? That rhymes with murals. Before me is ei. Around the block and the woo and we come up with.....with.....I can't do it! lol Gimme an S!
2007-11-02 06:06:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Welcome back. Unless you work with the written word everyday, people tend to forget how grammar works. And after working with children, I realize that at least in English, grammar and writing down our thoughts is much more difficult to learn then I ever imagined.
2007-11-02 06:21:54 · answer #4 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lack of the most basic education produces predictable results.
Poor spelling and grammar are just two examples.
2007-11-02 05:58:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Let's rename the plural for atheist as "atheii".
2007-11-02 05:51:59 · answer #6 · answered by bamidélé 4 · 12⤊ 0⤋
Seems to be beyond the capacity of many Christian types to spell "atheists" correctly. Of course, most of them have difficulty with "Christian," too, so at least they don't discriminate ;-)
2007-11-02 05:52:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Just say "atheists". It's no more challenging than saying "purists" or "fundamentalists". Consider it a workout for the tongue.
2007-11-02 05:54:23 · answer #8 · answered by artistagent116 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Nopes.
2007-11-02 05:51:42 · answer #9 · answered by Maple Sugar 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
S is a hard letter to type.
2007-11-02 05:52:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋