My Good Fellow@lemmy.ml to English usage and grammar@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months agoI'm surprised at the BBC....lemmy.mlimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageI'm surprised at the BBC....lemmy.mlMy Good Fellow@lemmy.ml to English usage and grammar@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarevaseltarp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoCould you explain what the problem is? English is not my native language.
minus-squarekezza596@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoThere’s no such word as rooves. It should be roofs.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoNo rooves is plural of roof in English English. Same as leaf and leaves. Americans say roofs.
minus-squarekezza596@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·11 months agoThe plural of roof is roofs. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/roof
minus-squareMs. SourCreamAndGarlic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 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.
Could you explain what the problem is?
English is not my native language.
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.