I recently saw a log posting that pointed out that some plants get normal type plurals and some get what they call the zero-plural. One might say, for example, that "I planted wheat" or "I planted corn" but not "I planted pea" or "I planted potato." I've been looking for the posting but can't find it. There was no easy to apply rule that the poster could work out.

Edit:

Aha! I found it. Here

I'd suggest printing it for easier reading.

Note: Asterisks (*) before words or sentences indicate incorrect usages. Yes, descriptivist linguists do recognize the existence of incorrect usages

Last edited by Faldage; 08/19/2007 10:31 PM.