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#209310 - 01/29/13 05:17 PM old quiz
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A riddle attributed to British prime minister George Canning, among many others:
A word there is of plural number,
Foe to ease and tranquil slumber.
Any other word you take
And add an S will plural make;
But if you add an S to this,
So strange the metamorphosis,
Plural is plural now no more
And sweet what bitter was before.
----please, draw me a sheep----
#209315 - 01/29/13 11:07 PM Re: old quiz [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8
Any other word you take
And add an S will plural make;
This is obviously not true. There are many words in English that do not take an -s plural.
#209316 - 01/29/13 11:08 PM Re: old quiz [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Posts: 13,803 I do know one plural that ends in -s such that when you add another s to it becomes singular. Not sure about the "[f]oe to ease and tranquil slumber" part.
#209321 - 01/30/13 01:48 AM Re: old quiz [Re: Faldage]
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Alaska Originally Posted By: FaldageI do know one plural that ends in -s such that when you add another s to it becomes singular. Not sure about the "[f]oe to ease and tranquil slumber" part.
That's where I am.
#209325 - 01/30/13 06:24 PM Re: old quiz [Re: Tromboniator]
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Land of the Flat Water Are you aslumber????
----please, draw me a sheep----
#209334 - 01/31/13 12:07 PM Re: old quiz [Re: Faldage]
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London, UK Originally Posted By: FaldageI do know one plural that ends in -s such that when you add another s to it becomes singular.
Is it one of these?
princes/princess
ogres/ogress
cares/caress
bras/brass
#209335 - 01/31/13 03:58 PM Re: old quiz [Re: A C Bowden]
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Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi needles: foe to tranquil slumber?
needless: bitter to sweet?
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cares to caress...Yeah, AC, I like that one.
#209346 - 02/01/13 12:44 PM Re: old quiz [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Posts: 13,803 I like that cares/caress. Good work, A C.
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