"correct" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- When describing the units, the correct plural is stones (as in "Please enter your weight in stones and pounds").
- When he asked me the correct plural, I told him octopoda.
- "3Gs" is the correct plural of "3G."
- The correct Greek plural is proboscides, but in English it is more common to simply add -es, forming proboscises.
- "Two twonkies," I said, wondering if that was the correct plural.
- It's the correct plural of octopus.
- The correct plural is supernovae, Doctor.
- Recognizing postpositive adjectives in English is important for determining the correct plural for a compound expression.
- The sheer popularity of the octopus here has even provoked a debate over the correct plural for the sea creature.
- "Actually, the correct plural is octopodes, even though everyone now accepts octopi because it has been used so much."
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