September 10, 2005 at 8:05 pm
Hi,
Ok, silly question time.
What would be the correct plural term for the Hawker Fury? Furys or Furies?
I’ve seen it written both ways. The same would apply to Ospreys or Ospries.
Alex
By: Scarecrow - 13th September 2005 at 20:01
…except there is no ‘C’ in Fury. :confused: If I was your teacher, I would be furious with you! 😡
That’s the point.
I comes first then. If there was a C in the word fury, then E would come first–It would be spelled fureis.
When words that end in Y become plural–the Y changes to I and you add ES.
By: Arm Waver - 13th September 2005 at 11:19
Or even Frogfin?
By: JDK - 13th September 2005 at 10:58
Grone
By: Arm Waver - 13th September 2005 at 10:27
I’m with you Janie. It is a noun so it is just an s at the end.
And I think one of me let alone 5 is more than enough!
JDK surely a navy Frogfoot would be a Frogflipper?
By: JDK - 13th September 2005 at 07:46
This appears to be the bad bad pun forum right now.
By: Flanker_man - 13th September 2005 at 07:40
Perhaps the plural for three Su25 Frogfoots should be a Frogyard?
:rolleyes:
Paul F (Don’t worry, I’m already on my way to the door … 😀 )
Editted to add: And “mosquitoes” is definitely something you’d see a doctor about….. (…sound of door closing.)
A Frogyard displaying at MAKS 2005……

This one is Frogmarching down the runway…..

Ooops………. sorry !! forgot this was the Historic Forum – but it was 3 weeks ago – so that is history, right ??
Ken
By: JDK - 13th September 2005 at 07:20
Would a Navy Frogfoot be a Frogknot?
By: Chipmunk Carol - 13th September 2005 at 00:01
I would go with Janie on this one, but 5 Frogfoots just doesn’t seem right. :confused: Steve P
Cheers mate!
I think you find the plural for the Su25 is Frogfeet!
By: Alex Crawford - 12th September 2005 at 19:23
[QUOTE=Paul F]Perhaps the plural for three Su25 Frogfoots should be a Frogyard?
This is getting to be a ribetting good thread guys. 😀
Okay I’ll leave by the door as well. 🙂
By: Paul F - 12th September 2005 at 15:52
Perhaps the plural for three Su25 Frogfoots should be a Frogyard?
:rolleyes:
Paul F (Don’t worry, I’m already on my way to the door … 😀 )
Editted to add: And “mosquitoes” is definitely something you’d see a doctor about….. (…sound of door closing.)
By: steve_p - 12th September 2005 at 14:03
I would go with Janie on this one, but 5 Frogfoots just doesn’t seem right. :confused:
Best wishes
Steve P
By: Chipmunk Carol - 12th September 2005 at 13:42
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!
All wrong!
Fury is a proper noun – a name given to an item. It has different rules. The rules you quote are correct, except when referring to proper nouns.
E.g. You could have one Gary and five Garys, but not five Garies!!!
So Fury definitely becomes Furys
Mosquito definitely becomes Mosquitos, unless you are talking about insects.
A proper noun is a noun which names a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalised.
By: JDK - 12th September 2005 at 07:50
Sea Furies? :rolleyes:
By: ALBERT ROSS - 12th September 2005 at 07:41
I learnt this in school… I before E except after C. So…Furies. 😀
…except there is no ‘C’ in Fury. :confused: If I was your teacher, I would be furious with you! 😡
By: Scarecrow - 12th September 2005 at 02:57
I learnt this in school… I before E except after C. So…Furies. 😀
By: Alex Crawford - 11th September 2005 at 18:26
Ok, I’ll go with Furies.
So if Mosquito is Mosquitoes, does that mean Tornado is Tornadoes?
What other names cause confusion?
By: ALBERT ROSS - 11th September 2005 at 18:19
It’s a question!
Good replies folks.
For what it’s worth, I’ve personally never liked the ‘Fury MkIs’ approach, and try to avoid it when writing. It implies the existance of the Fury Mk.I type ‘s’. Keep the plural to the name, rather than the designation.
Cheers [Plural of cheer 😉 ]
Yep, I’ve also never liked the Fury Mk.1’s approach, especially when it comes in one wing low! :diablo:
By: Flanker_man - 11th September 2005 at 18:09
And Su-25 Frogfoots – Frogfeet ????
Ken
By: ALBERT ROSS - 11th September 2005 at 17:25
Okay, what’s the plural of Wessex….Wessexes, Wessexs, or Wessi? :rolleyes:
By: JDK - 11th September 2005 at 13:59
It’s a question!
Good replies folks.
For what it’s worth, I’ve personally never liked the ‘Fury MkIs’ approach, and try to avoid it when writing. It implies the existance of the Fury Mk.I type ‘s’. Keep the plural to the name, rather than the designation.
Cheers [Plural of cheer 😉 ]