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shimaa
07-24-2009, 05:56 AM
hi


what is called a plural noun without S?

for example "people"

OddThomas
07-24-2009, 06:35 AM
In my experience, I do not know a special word for plurals that are not formed by adding s. Plurals of this sort are generally known simply as irregular plurals.

Some plurals that change a vowel or two from their singular spelling are called ablaut plurals. Some words (people) that do not have a singular are known by linguists as suppletive plurals because the often supply a missing plural for a singular word (person).

See here for some more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plural#Irregular_plurals

shimaa
07-25-2009, 12:25 AM
thanks OddThomas