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Show A Question of Plurals. Though many grammars give lists of words having I. regular formation of plurals, the many klnoa of Dsn oi fishes, with arbitrarily formed plan sjs, are omitted. The need (or such list ll shown by quoting a few exam-plea. exam-plea. For Instance, people speak ol herrings, but never of whitings. Every one writes solos, sprata, 1am-phreys, 1am-phreys, anchovies, the singular form rarely. If ever, doing for the plural, but no one would write mackerels, cods, salmons or trouts. On the othei hand considerable uncertainty exists concerning the form of the plural of other Minds. Who anall decide which la correct, turbot or turbota, sturgeon or aturgeons, carp or carpal |