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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Do you know the plural of faux pas?

Weirdly enough, in the singular, you don't pronounce the "s," and as a plural, you pronounce it as a "z."

17 posted on 01/28/2023 1:27:01 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I’d looked it up and saw that. Today’s a double “learned something today.”

Plural of “faux pas” and “quern” on one of SunkenCiv’s posts.


24 posted on 01/28/2023 1:59:27 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Once you get people to believe that a plural pronoun is singular, they'll believe anything - nicollo)
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