Ezekiel's Tears
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(04-06-2014, 04:48 PM)crow Wrote:  I agree about the caps. I'll fix it. Also about the tropes. I wasn't sure if they'd be atmospheric or dumb-sounding.

On grips--Main Entry: cac·tus
Pronunciation: \ˈkak-təs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cac·ti \-ˌtī, -(ˌ)tē\ or cac·tus·es also cactus (source:mw.com)
Well, cactus is /not/ the plural of cactus. It isn't surprising that M-W online got it wrong as it is rife with errors, it is surprising you believed it. Have you /ever/, anywhere read "cactus" as the plural form of cactus?

Here, the oed, not that it is necessary:

http://books.google.com/books?id=fXycAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA87&dq=oxford+english+dictionary+cactus+plural&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SedBU_7DBIXlygGC2YHoCA&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAQ


I would suggest switching to standard form, otherwise it just reads like simple subject/verb disagreement.
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Messages In This Thread
Ezekiel's Tears - by crow - 04-06-2014, 06:07 AM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by Erthona - 04-06-2014, 10:13 AM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by milo - 04-06-2014, 10:16 AM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by crow - 04-06-2014, 04:48 PM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by milo - 04-07-2014, 08:49 AM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by crow - 04-08-2014, 06:29 PM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by ChristopherSea - 04-08-2014, 06:59 PM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by crow - 04-08-2014, 08:34 PM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by ellajam - 04-08-2014, 10:19 PM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by 71degrees - 04-09-2014, 12:27 AM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by crow - 04-09-2014, 12:30 AM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by ellajam - 04-09-2014, 02:32 AM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by ChristopherSea - 04-09-2014, 04:49 AM
RE: Ezekiel's Tears - by crow - 04-09-2014, 06:02 AM



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