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When Words End in 'O,' Their Plurals Spell Woe

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When Vice President Dan Quayle "corrected" a student's spelling of "potato" to "potatoe" back in 1992, people laughed. But some of us might have trouble spelling its plural form. Is it "potatos" or "potatoes"?

Here's a "simple and handy rule": A noun ending in "o" forms its plural by adding "es" (as in "potatoes") UNLESS:

No. 1: The final "o...Read more

 

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