bonanova Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 Many singular English nouns are made plural by adding a trailing "s". Name a singular noun with a trailing "s" that becomes plural by removing it. Name a singular noun that is made plural by adding a "c". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Thalia Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 Adding C Die-->Dice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 That's the one I had in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CaptainEd Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 I doubt I’ve got it, but... ”mores” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CaptainEd Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Might be better ”species” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 flamebirde Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) Spoiler pancreas? If not, I would guess the word ends in a double "ss" or something similar. Edited April 1, 2019 by flamebirde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 CaptainEd Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 New strategy and a couple of words (1) “doss” an instance of sleeping in rough accommodations. (Remove final “s”) “dos” plural of either the hairdo, or the party or the first scale singing syllable (2) “lass” a young woman (Remove final “s”) “las” plural of the sixth scale singing syllable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Thalia Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Does the 2nd word have to be the plural of the 1st word or can it be a different word? "Becomes plural by removing it." Could that mean removing the letters "i-t"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 rocdocmac Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) Spoiler brass - s = bras Playing with singulars and plurals I arrived at these facts ,,, If the plural of mouse is mice and that of louse is lice, then the plural of house must be hice and the singular of rice must be rouse. Edited April 2, 2019 by rocdocmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) Spoiler Captain Ed has a good point. However ... Species is a unit of biological classification, but the singular and plural are the same. Specie is money held in coins rather than notes (i.e. a different word, but a plural form). Are we looking for two different words, one of which is only singular (with the "s") and the other only plural (without the "s")? I suppose the ending "ss" for singular and "s" for plural with the same stem is not what Bonanova has in mind. There are too many possibilities! Edited April 2, 2019 by rocdocmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CaptainEd Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Rocdocmac, your “-ss “ answer is better than mine, as both words are familiar. unfortunately, the dictionary says my “specie” is treated as singular (like a mass noun), so it fails to be a plural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted April 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 On 4/2/2019 at 12:50 AM, Thalia said: Hide contents Does the 2nd word have to be the plural of the 1st word or can it be a different word? "Becomes plural by removing it." Could that mean removing the letters "i-t"? I'll answer both in the clear. No. (although the words I have in mind, one plural, one singular, are closely related) No. It's the literal removal of an "s". On 4/2/2019 at 7:02 AM, rocdocmac said: Hide contents brass - s = bras Playing with singulars and plurals I arrived at these facts ,,, If the plural of mouse is mice and that of louse is lice, then the plural of house must be hice and the singular of rice must be rouse. Kudos. But not the words I had in mind. They are common words, and they are closely related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Wilson Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Related...........well maybe Spoiler Princess/Princes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CaptainEd Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 Ooh! Even better than Rocdocmac’s brass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 On 4/22/2019 at 3:07 AM, Wilson said: Related...........well maybe Reveal hidden contents Princess/Princes? Well done @Wilson! @Thalia apologies that checking @Wilson's answer inadvertantly unchecked your solution. A shortcoming of the site. But both posts have their upvotesl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Many singular English nouns are made plural by adding a trailing "s".
Name a singular noun with a trailing "s" that becomes plural by removing it.
Name a singular noun that is made plural by adding a "c".
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