Two Plurals with Two Meanings

Two Plurals with Two Meanings :



Some nouns have two forms for the plural - each having somewhat different meaning.

Singular :

1. Brother

Plurals :

1. Brothers : sons of the same parent
2. Brethren : members of a society or a community

Singular :

1. Cloth

Plurals :

1. Cloths : pieces of cloth
2. Clothes : garments

Singular :

1. Die

Plurals :

1. Dies : stamps for clothing
2. Dice : small cubes used in games

Singular :

1. Fish

Plurals :

1. Fishes : taken separately
2. Fish : collectively

Singular :

1. Genius

Plurals :

1. Geniuses : persons of great talent
2. Genil : Sprit

Singular :

1. Index

Plurals :

1. Indexes : tables of content to books
2. Indices : signs used in algebra

Singular :

1. Penny

Plurals :

1. Pennies : number of coins
2. Pence : amount in value

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