My Good Fellow to English usage and grammar@lemmy.caEnglish • 11 months agoI'm surprised at the BBC....lemmy.mlimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down19
arrow-up1-3arrow-down1imageI'm surprised at the BBC....lemmy.mlMy Good Fellow to English usage and grammar@lemmy.caEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarekezza596linkEnglish-10•11 months agoThe plural of roof is roofs. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/roof
minus-squareMs. SourCreamAndGarliclinkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoIt’s cherry-picking if you only use one dictionary. It’s present in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooves Ultimately I’d never use it. It’s archaic and not in common enough use generally to feel good to use. Similar to monkies as the archaic version of monkeys.
The plural of roof is roofs.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/roof
It’s cherry-picking if you only use one dictionary. It’s present in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooves
Ultimately I’d never use it. It’s archaic and not in common enough use generally to feel good to use. Similar to monkies as the archaic version of monkeys.