
Why is the plural of "aircraft" not "aircrafts"?
2015年6月29日 · However, OED mentions that the plural form aircrafts is rare and there is one citation that aircrafts is used: His world-famed aircrafts. 1903 Aeronaut. Jrnl. 7 81/1 . OED also adds that the word can be understood, esp. when used in the plural, to include other kinds of heavier-than-air machine, such as helicopters. The word is often preferred ...
nouns - Why does the incorrect plural "aircrafts" seem to be …
2011年11月1日 · The reason I graphed aircrafts/aircraft separately in my question was because the former would have simply "flatlined" otherwise. But looked at in isolation, aircrafts does seem to be on the increase. @Affe's comment on the question may well be significant; perhaps increasing numbers of Indian usages are skewing things to their own inclinations.
What is the gender of an aircraft? - English Language & Usage …
2011年10月31日 · The most common way to refer to an airplane is it.. If one were to decide to infer gender onto an aircraft, female would be the obvious choice for airships (eg Zeppelins), and by extension probably the logical one for smaller aircraft like planes.
single word requests - What is the correct term for unboarding ...
I am looking for a correct term meaning that the given plane is in a state of unloading/ "unboarding" arrived passengers, just before it will board departing passengers.
Referring to objects as "she" [duplicate] - English Language
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word usage - In what context is the plural of genius, "genii ...
2015年7月12日 · The normal plural is "geniuses"; "genii" is not used in everyday language. The word "genius" does come from Latin, but it's gone through a long journey to get to Engli