My Good Fellow@lemmy.ml to English usage and grammar@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agoI'm surprised at the BBC....lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down19
arrow-up1-3arrow-down1external-linkI'm surprised at the BBC....lemmy.mlMy Good Fellow@lemmy.ml to English usage and grammar@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squarekezza596@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down12·edit-22 years agoThere’s no such word as rooves. It should be roofs.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·2 years agoNo rooves is plural of roof in English English. Same as leaf and leaves. Americans say roofs.
minus-squarekezza596@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down13·2 years agoThe plural of roof is roofs. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/roof
minus-squareMs. SourCreamAndGarlic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years 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.
There’s no such word as rooves. It should be roofs.
No rooves is plural of roof in English English. Same as leaf and leaves. Americans say roofs.
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.