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List of Awkward Plurals and Irregular Plurals
List of Awkward Plurals
Here is a list of words whose plurals cause the most trouble in English.
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- Agenda (This was a plural word. It is now a singular word with the plural agendas.)
- Analysis
- Axis
- Air
- Aircraft
- Antenna
- Amoeba
B
C
- Cactus
- Cello
- Census
- Chief
- Calf
- Child
- Cliff
- Crisis
- Criteria (This is a plural word. The singular is criterion.)
- Curriculum
D
- Data (This is the Latin plural of "datum." However, many treat data as a singular word nowadays.)
- Diagnosis
- Dice
- Dictionary
- Dwarf
- Deer
- Do and Don't (There are several ways to write this term as a plural.)
- Donkey
- Doe
- Domino
- Dragonfly
- Dye
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
- Media
- Moose
- Mongoose
- Money
- Mango
- Man
- Mouse
- Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Miss (This page covers the plurals of these honorifics.)
- Mummy
- Music
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
- Yes and no (There are several ways to write this term as a plural.)
- Yeti
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