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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: If more than one is required #107806 07/17/2003 11:44 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 I would definitely say, and write, 'spoonfuls'. I think to do otherwise is simply confusing what is being pluralised - the referent is the 'spoonful', ie, the contents, not the (singular) spoon. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted If more than one is required wsieber 07/17/2003 5:22 AM Re: If more than one is required sjm 07/17/2003 5:37 AM Re: If more than one is required RhubarbCommando 07/17/2003 9:42 AM Re: If more than one is required dxb 07/17/2003 11:04 AM Re: If more than one is required maverick 07/17/2003 11:44 AM Re: If more than one is required RhubarbCommando 07/17/2003 11:51 AM Re: If more than one is required wow 07/17/2003 12:47 PM Re: If more than one is required Capfka 07/17/2003 3:38 PM bypassing spoons AnnaStrophic 07/17/2003 5:26 PM More than one nutshell musick 07/17/2003 5:26 PM Re: If more than one is required Bingley 07/18/2003 3:22 AM Re: If more than one is required wow 07/18/2003 12:57 PM Re: If more than one is required AnnaStrophic 07/18/2003 1:37 PM Re: baddah-bing! maverick 07/18/2003 6:12 PM Re: baddah-Bing! Jackie 07/19/2003 1:37 PM Re: If more than one is required wow 07/19/2003 12:57 PM Re: If more than one is required maverick 07/17/2003 10:51 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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