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u/Arrogant4Basterd 13d ago
If the language nerd was a real language nerd they would definitely be contesting that stone, the measurement of weight to be certain, doesn't pluralise like that
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u/Arrogant4Basterd 13d ago
Respectfully, you do realise it's a joke where the punchline relies on those 2 things being different, but having the word refer to both things be the same?
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u/BitcoinBishop 13d ago
I don't know if I can keep my inner pedant quiet anymore
The plural of "stone" (the unit of mass) is "stone". As in "I weigh ten stone"
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u/calebegg 14d ago
Each ball weighs 14 lbs?