| <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-US>As you can see, particularly with some Latin forms, we do not always follow the rules. This would probably be too complicated because it is not only the Latin ending which has to be considered but what kind of noun it is. </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-US>So, although you may see these correct forms, in everyday conversation you may also hear a regular 's' ending e.g. stadiums, formulas, brother-in-laws. </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-US>If you are unsure about a word that does not appear here, check in a good dictionary. <SPAN style="COLOR: #00b050"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; " lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; " lang=EN-GB>See also <SPAN style="COLOR: #7030a0">subject/verb agreement</SPAN> and <SPAN style="COLOR: #7030a0">compound nouns</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; " lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B> </P></html> | <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-US>As you can see, particularly with some Latin forms, we do not always follow the rules. This would probably be too complicated because it is not only the Latin ending which has to be considered but what kind of noun it is. </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-US>So, although you may see these correct forms, in everyday conversation you may also hear a regular 's' ending e.g. stadiums, formulas, brother-in-laws. </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-US>If you are unsure about a word that does not appear here, check in a good dictionary. <SPAN style="COLOR: #00b050"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; " lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; " lang=EN-GB>See also <SPAN style="COLOR: #7030a0">subject/verb agreement</SPAN> and <SPAN style="COLOR: #7030a0">compound nouns</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; " lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B> </P></html> |