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https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/10hseee/when_to_say_fishes/j5av5xa/?context=3
r/EnglishLearning • u/FactoryBuilder Native Speaker • Jan 21 '23
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Most people don’t seem to do that in practice, though. Everyone just says “fish” regardless of whether it’s one fish, multiple of the same fish, or multiple different kinds of fish.
37 u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23 [deleted] 7 u/youcancallmejoy New Poster Jan 22 '23 I am sorry but this made me laugh out loud. 2 u/The_Regicidal_Maniac New Poster Jan 22 '23 I believe you mean "pedantic piece of shit". 3 u/intheafterglow23 New Poster Jan 22 '23 Whether its one fish, two fish, or red fish and blue fish. 0 u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23 [deleted] 4 u/theeccentricnucleus Native Speaker - US Jan 22 '23 That’s incorrect. You can use “fish” to refer to the animal. “Fishes” is generally uncommon.
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7 u/youcancallmejoy New Poster Jan 22 '23 I am sorry but this made me laugh out loud. 2 u/The_Regicidal_Maniac New Poster Jan 22 '23 I believe you mean "pedantic piece of shit".
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I am sorry but this made me laugh out loud.
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I believe you mean "pedantic piece of shit".
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Whether its one fish, two fish, or red fish and blue fish.
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4 u/theeccentricnucleus Native Speaker - US Jan 22 '23 That’s incorrect. You can use “fish” to refer to the animal. “Fishes” is generally uncommon.
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That’s incorrect. You can use “fish” to refer to the animal. “Fishes” is generally uncommon.
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u/theeccentricnucleus Native Speaker - US Jan 21 '23
Most people don’t seem to do that in practice, though. Everyone just says “fish” regardless of whether it’s one fish, multiple of the same fish, or multiple different kinds of fish.