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- Why is the plural form of piano pianos and not pianoes?
The rule says that if a singular noun ends in consonant + "o" then the plural form will be consonant + "oes" e g tomato => tomatoes Then, why this rule does not apply to piano?
- etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Only a week or two ago, the British Admiralty was proudly demonstrating to King George its new eight-barreled anti-aircraft guns, "Chicago pianos,"…named, forsooth, after the sawed-off shotguns and the "Tommy-guns" of Chicago's ex-gansters
- american english - Have not versus do not have - English Language . . .
English is almost unique in the phenomenon of do-support Only a few of the Celtic languages and two very small Italian dialects use do in the way English does (and another that uses have in a similar way) It is not unusual, then, that people coming to English from any other language will have a bit of trouble with our use of the word do In general, the verb to do is a required part of
- Is there a good rule of thumb for plurals of words ending in o?
If the noun ends with vowel + o, just add -s: radios, zoos If it’s a music word, it’s probably Italian, so just add -s: pianos, concertos Otherwise, look it up in a dictionary There is no rule of thumb that correctly covers all words Many nouns ending with -o can take either -es or -s but one or the other is preferred (This answer is informed by a recent attempt of mine to boil down
- Plural for photo? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The verbs go and do in the 3rd person singular are goes and does; the nouns potato (s) potatoes and hero (s) heroes (pl) follow the same pattern, hence some people apply the same spelling convention for photo Just write photos always, and without the apostrophe I often see native speakers write photo's when they mean the plural form
- What is the origin of the idiom with all the bells and whistles?
The invention of portable electrical generators (originally driven by the steam-engines that were used to move the travelling fairground rides) was also a big influence on the design Prior to that date, mechanical organs and pianos were much smaller and simpler instruments
- “I havent got” vs. “I dont have” - English Language Usage . . .
Which is the correct way of saying this in English? I haven't got any money I don't have any money If both are correct, which is the difference between them?
- Why are the buttons on computer keyboards called keys?
A computer keyboard is a board of keys Why are these buttons called keys? Is it related to the usage of piano "keys"?
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