Feb 22, 2019 · This has puzzled me for some time. What is the possessive plural for of lady? The lady's shoes? The ladies' shoes? Also, which for of lady do you use when addressing more than one …

Feb 21, 2011 · In this case, in English Euro (or euro) has two accepted plural forms: euros and euro. In Community legislative acts the plural forms of euro and cent are spelled without the s, …

Sep 18, 2011 · While translating a technical document I began thinking about socket and outlet. It seems like they're mostly interchangeable. Is that correct? Or is there a difference between the two?

Dec 21, 2011 · In writing, when should one use the abbreviation vs. as opposed to the full versus? This abbreviation seems to have special status from common usage. What is the origin of that, and in …

Feb 24, 2013 · It's a because the first sound of user is not a vowel, but the consonant /j/. ‘Vowel’ and ‘consonant’ describe letters that represent vowel and consonant sounds, but they also describe the …

Nov 30, 2010 · Congratulations is simply the plural form of congratulation. See these examples from the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Let me offer you my congratulations for being elected. Please send her …

+1 Right answer. Also worth noting that, since the word "this" can only apply to a singular, "this year's" is the only possible punctuation of this phrase in any context [barring occasions where the two words …

Feb 18, 2011 · Am only 63 but rooves was the plural of roof just like sheep is the plural of sheep etc. Am not finding the new language of the younger generation true. Where are the teachers of spelling and …

Jan 20, 2011 · For what values of x does one write the number of x, the amount of x, or the quantity of x?

Oct 5, 2015 · "Un-" is defined as "a prefix meaning 'not,' freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns... and less freely …