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Thread #39832   Message #567826
Posted By: Snuffy
08-Oct-01 - 08:11 PM
Thread Name: BS: Improper letter S endings! Arghhh!
Subject: RE: BS: Improper letter S endings! Arghhh!
It may be age-d to you, but every month I print out an Aged Debtors List, not an Age-d Debtors List.

And in many parts of England it is customary to use the singular form of a noun after a numeral - forty pound, fiteen mile, four foot etc - the number tells you it's plural anyway, so pluralising the noun is redundant. (Doesn't Russian use the genitive singular after numbers bigger than 4?)

WassaiL! V