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Why is the plural form of piano pianos and not pianoes? The rule says that if a singular noun ends in consonant + "o" then the plural form will be consonant + "oes" e g tomato => tomatoes Then, why this rule does not apply to piano?
etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Only a week or two ago, the British Admiralty was proudly demonstrating to King George its new eight-barreled anti-aircraft guns, "Chicago pianos,"…named, forsooth, after the sawed-off shotguns and the "Tommy-guns" of Chicago's ex-gansters
american english - Have not versus do not have - English Language . . . English is almost unique in the phenomenon of do-support Only a few of the Celtic languages and two very small Italian dialects use do in the way English does (and another that uses have in a similar way) It is not unusual, then, that people coming to English from any other language will have a bit of trouble with our use of the word do In general, the verb to do is a required part of
Is there a good rule of thumb for plurals of words ending in o? If the noun ends with vowel + o, just add -s: radios, zoos If it’s a music word, it’s probably Italian, so just add -s: pianos, concertos Otherwise, look it up in a dictionary There is no rule of thumb that correctly covers all words Many nouns ending with -o can take either -es or -s but one or the other is preferred (This answer is informed by a recent attempt of mine to boil down
What is the origin of the idiom with all the bells and whistles? The invention of portable electrical generators (originally driven by the steam-engines that were used to move the travelling fairground rides) was also a big influence on the design Prior to that date, mechanical organs and pianos were much smaller and simpler instruments
Soft-peddle vs. Soft-pedal: eggcorn blunder or sly play on words? I don't see that this is clearly a pun If he were selling pianos, or perhaps bicycles, it would be a good pun to say he "soft-peddled" them He's peddling, or selling, his "wares," right? As in, what a peddlar does? So how is "soft-peddle" not understood to be a soft-sell technique?
Plural for photo? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The verbs go and do in the 3rd person singular are goes and does; the nouns potato (s) potatoes and hero (s) heroes (pl) follow the same pattern, hence some people apply the same spelling convention for photo Just write photos always, and without the apostrophe I often see native speakers write photo's when they mean the plural form
Can a piano be referred to as furniture? - English Language Usage . . . As a musician, I (and other like-minded people) have referred to pianos owned by those who rarely or never play them as "just furniture", and my intention is to criticize the ownership of such an amazing instrument for primarily cosmetic purposes