Show A question of plurals though many grammars give lists of words having I 1 regular formation of plurals the many kinas of fish or fishes with arbitrarily formed als are omitted the need tor for such a list Is shown by quoting a few exam pies ples for instance people speak ol 01 herrings but never of whitings writings tings every one writes soles sprats lam anchovies the singular form rarely it if ever doing tor for the plural but no one would write mackerels cods salmons or trouts on the other hand considerable uncertainty exist concerning the form ot of the plural ol 01 other kinds who snail shall decide which Is correct turbot or turbots sturgeon or sturgeons carp or carps |