{"id":7677,"date":"2023-11-21T14:19:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7677"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:25:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:25:25","slug":"what-are-irregular-plural-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-are-irregular-plural-nouns","title":{"rendered":"What are irregular plural nouns?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Not all plural nouns are formed the same. They don\u2019t always end in -s. These variations of plural nouns are known as irregular plural nouns, and they\u2019re one of the many quirks in the English language. 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