Word Ways
Abstract
"Humor" has been defined as the sudden occurrence of the unexpected. A funny (humorous) plural, it follows by logologic, is a plural that ends with an unexpected letter. Since most plurals in English are formed by adding an S to the singular, plurals that end with other letters are funny (strange).
Recommended Citation
Cole, Chris
(1992)
"Funny Plurals,"
Word Ways: Vol. 25
:
Iss.
1
, Article 10.
Retrieved from:
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol25/iss1/10
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