Talk:1858 Bradford sweets poisoning

confectionary
Is it singular or pural? Graham Beards (talk) 19:51, 14 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Apparently the word refers to a) the candies, b) the practice of making the candies, and c) the place where the candies are made, stored, and sold. So the answer to "is it singular or plural" is.... "yes". You can hire me to work at your confectionary, where you can teach me confectionary, so that I can make confectionary. DS (talk) 20:23, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * So what about "confectionaries"? Graham Beards (talk) 20:25, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Graham, I think it's one of those words that can be singular or plural, depending on the use. Just looking at this, "The noun confectionery can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be confectionery. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be confectioneries e.g. in reference to various types of confectioneries or a collection of confectioneries." Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 09:36, 15 July 2024 (UTC)


 * It 's true you can learn something everyday. Graham Beards (talk) 10:21, 15 July 2024 (UTC)


 * I think it is more common to use the -ery spelling in UK English, as in the example quoted. John (talk) 02:13, 17 July 2024 (UTC)