Talk:English plurals

(Panty)hose
The Wiktionary entries indicate that hose is uncountable (for 2. A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose) while pantyhose or its synonym tights are plural only.

Yet, Collins Concise English Dictionary shows both "hose, hosen" as the plural forms of hose, and seems to imply that it's also a synonym of hosiery ("stockings, socks, and tights collectively").

According to Microsoft® Encarta® 2009, (panty)hose is a plural noun itself as is tights or oats (the e and unlike, say, "sheep (plural sheep)" or hose in its meaning of "flexible tube", which shows the usual plural hoses.

All this information is at odds, so it's impossible to know what pair "hose - hosen" the article is referrring to. --Backinstadiums (talk) 19:57, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

the plural of the name of the letter e is ees; the plural of the letter itself is rendered E's, Es, e's, or es.
According to the entry of letter e; therefore, is this then a regular plural formed from -es? --Backinstadiums (talk) 13:06, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

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Alumni and Alumnae
The article states that 'alumni' in anglicized pronunciation is the same as 'alumnae' in "Italianate" pronunciation. This is not true. It is in classical, not Italianate, Latin that "alumnae" would sound the same as English "Alumni". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.243.220.61 (talk) 04:39, 19 April 2022 (UTC)