Now, let's go into our structural analysis. And this week boys and girls, we are gonna be learning irregular plurals. Now, a while ago, we already learned what a plural noun is. A plural noun just ...

But in this game, puzzle guru Art Chung sends poor "i" to the ends of words, by quizzing contestants on irregular plurals, like "octopi." MIKE BLEJER: Hi. EISENBERG: Hi to both of you. Anna ...

That’s confusing enough. But irregular nouns, plural possessives and even some disagreement among professionals create a mess that few people can wade through. Let’s take a closer look at plurals.

For those learning it as a second language, remembering a long list of irregular plurals (like mice or children) or inconsistent pronunciations (rough, though, bough) can be a daunting task.

English is full of irregular plural forms based on Latin and Greek. They can be confusing (apparatus? apparati? apparatuses?). They can be fun (the brothers Winklevii! and the flying Elvii!

“I think `mice’ is an irregular plural unique to the animal,” Walsh writes by e-mail. “Once we’ve coined a new sense of it, we go by modern processes and eschew the irregular.” ...