Show A question vor teachers who will tell me what Is the plural of 07 0 Is it os or pes 7 tomatoes is the plural of tomato stil letos is said to be the plural of stil letto here are some examples of inconsistency potato potatoes negro negroes buffalo buffaloes hero heroes dado dados toe toes canto cantos alto altos volcano volcanoes no noes pro pros tyro tyros wo woes oc tavo octavos palmetto toes grotto grottoes duello car go cargoes libretto librettos etc you may have observed that our high and mighty dictionaries studiously avoid giving the plurals to these words and to others ending in 0 the right of an educated author to spell as he pleases should never be ques tinned A foolish consistency Is the hobgoblin of petty pretty minds new york press |