Comments on: Multiple Plurals, Multiple Meanings http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:07:21 -0500 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-217768 Michael Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:59:57 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/#comment-217768 Hi, this is a very interesting list, on a very interesting site. As far as I know, fish is the plural of fish when talking about one breed, but fishes when talking about many breeds together. Concerning pennies and pence, pennies suggests to me talking about the individuals pennies as a group rather than one group of many pennies, this would be pence. I have 50 pence, these are 50 pennies. I'm from Britain so maybe it is different in the US, but I can't recall ever hearing the word staffs with reference to workforce, just staff (s) and staff (pl). Hi, this is a very interesting list, on a very interesting site.

As far as I know, fish is the plural of fish when talking about one breed, but fishes when talking about many breeds together.

Concerning pennies and pence, pennies suggests to me talking about the individuals pennies as a group rather than one group of many pennies, this would be pence. I have 50 pence, these are 50 pennies.

I’m from Britain so maybe it is different in the US, but I can’t recall ever hearing the word staffs with reference to workforce, just staff (s) and staff (pl).

]]> By: Amy http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-11347 Amy Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:58:21 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/#comment-11347 I don't know if this is correct or not, but I prefer to use "antennae" for the plural of insect appendages, and "antennas" for the plural of wireless communication devices. I don’t know if this is correct or not, but I prefer to use “antennae” for the plural of insect appendages, and “antennas” for the plural of wireless communication devices.

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-7513 Maeve Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:29:24 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/#comment-7513 <em>Pence</em> is the plural of <em>penny</em>. <em>Pennies</em> is also the plural of <em>penny</em>. Pence is the plural of penny. Pennies is also the plural of penny.

]]> By: --Deb http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-7508 --Deb Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:37:31 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/#comment-7508 Fabulous list. I never realized that "pence" was the plural of "pennies." Learn something new every day (grin). Fabulous list. I never realized that “pence” was the plural of “pennies.” Learn something new every day (grin).

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/comment-page-1/#comment-7482 Maeve Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:55:23 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/multiple-plurals-multiple-meanings/#comment-7482 I guess I wasn't sufficiently clear about "staffs." I was thinking of "staff" in the sense of a team of workers and "staffs" as a group plural. The individual members of a staff I would call "staff members." I guess I wasn’t sufficiently clear about “staffs.” I was thinking of “staff” in the sense of a team of workers and “staffs” as a group plural. The individual members of a staff I would call “staff members.”

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