False Plurals
rogersgeorge on February 4th, 2024
Some words that end in “s” look like plurals but aren’t. “Physics” is my favorite example, and I don’t know of anyone who thinks “physics” is a plural. In fact I’ve seen the word “physic” used only in some old plays from my high school literature class. Another false plural is “maths.” I dislike “maths” because I grew up with “math” as a subject in grade school. I think “maths” moved here from Europe, but I”m not sure. All that said, here’s someone not recognizing a false plural:
Should be “before the politics starts.” Yes, I think it’s a tad funny that singular verbs in English can end in “s” and plural verbs don’t.
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