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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread plural #4864 08/02/2000 11:31 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2 kbrand stranger kbrand stranger Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2 does anyone know the plural of the word talisman? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: plural #4865 08/02/2000 11:42 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC >does anyone know the plural of the word talisman? My dictionary says talismans. But it's kind of like mongoose, nothing sounds really "correct." TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: plural #4866 08/02/2000 12:16 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... Jazzoctopus old hand Jazzoctopus old hand Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... I would have to agree with Ted in saying that the plural is talismans. I don't think the 'man' at the end relates to the male of the human race, so it wouldn't be talismen. One says humans, not humen. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: plural #4867 08/02/2000 4:32 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome, kbrand. Yes, it's talismans. It seems odd to think of asking how many talismen someone has. Hope we see more from you! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: plural #4868 08/02/2000 7:55 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2 kbrand stranger kbrand stranger Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2 thanks all, just started bugging me on the drive to work, and i could find no dictionary close by... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,325 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,168 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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