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Offline Joe in T.C.

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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« on: Jan 16, 2018, 03:22 PM »
Kind of odd, but I was wondering about the single and plural of fish.

I caught a Trout.       I caught a bunch of trout.
I caught a Bluegill.    I caught a bunch of bluegills.
I caught a Pike.        I caught a bunch of Pike.
I caught a Walleye.   I caught a bunch of walleyes.
I caught a Salmon.   I caught a bunch of Salmon.
I caught a Crappie.   I caught a bunch of Crappies.
I caught a Smelt.     I caught a bunch of Smelt.

When do you add the "s" to make it plural and when don't you?
Is there a English rule on this or is it more of a regional thing? ???

Good Luck all  :tipup:
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Offline Zeker259

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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #1 on: Jan 16, 2018, 03:29 PM »
Did you ever catch two crappie and one smelt?  :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:


Time to go fishing Joe.


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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #2 on: Jan 16, 2018, 03:45 PM »
And... if you caught 3 crappies and 2 perch you caught 5 fish. 

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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #3 on: Jan 16, 2018, 05:20 PM »
Quote from: Joe in T.C. on Jan 16, 2018, 03:22 PM
Kind of odd, but I was wondering about the single and plural of fish.

When do you add the "s" to make it plural and when don't you?
Is there a English rule on this or is it more of a regional thing? ???

Good Luck all  :tipup:

I don’t bother with the “s”.
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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #4 on: Jan 16, 2018, 05:23 PM »
In the grouping of sentences to the right, eliminate “a bunch” and replace with “several.”  Then you can eliminate the s on the end of the fishes name.  Actually, “bunch” tells the reader that there are more than one, so technically you could eliminate the s anyway.  And no, I’m not an English teacher, but it is interesting that it’s understood that some fish’s specie names “sound more plural than some others”, and the plural of goose is geese, but the plural of moose is not meese!  LOL!  ;D 
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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #5 on: Jan 16, 2018, 05:54 PM »
The panfish said, "That's a bunch of crappie."

The carp said, "Don't play koi with me."

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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #6 on: Jan 20, 2018, 04:57 AM »
slipperybob, roflmao!! dothey still say that or is it passe? anyway, you reminded me again that nostrils aren,t designed for spraying hot coffee. well done , sir wire
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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #7 on: Jan 20, 2018, 06:27 AM »
Quote from: Joe in T.C. on Jan 16, 2018, 03:22 PM
Kind of odd, but I was wondering about the single and plural of fish.

I caught a Trout.       I caught a bunch of trout.
I caught a Bluegill.    I caught a bunch of bluegills.
I caught a Pike.        I caught a bunch of Pike.
I caught a Walleye.   I caught a bunch of walleyes.
I caught a Salmon.   I caught a bunch of Salmon.
I caught a Crappie.   I caught a bunch of Crappies.
I caught a Smelt.     I caught a bunch of Smelt.



When do you add the "s" to make it plural and when don't you?
Is there a English rule on this or is it more of a regional thing? ???

Good Luck all  :tipup:

No "s" is used whether you use "a bunch" or "several" (which is the preferred verbiage). So yes, there is an ( not a ) English rule. Use the word "an" in a sentence when followed by a word beginning with a vowel; use "a" at all other times.
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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #8 on: Jan 20, 2018, 06:43 AM »
Where are you catching all these fish? ;D
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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #9 on: Jan 20, 2018, 07:38 AM »
I think if you say fishin you use the s, if you say fishing you dont  ;D
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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #10 on: Jan 20, 2018, 07:50 AM »
Someone needs to get out on the ice.....  ;)
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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #11 on: Jan 20, 2018, 08:54 AM »
Quote from: FishingPhotographer on Jan 20, 2018, 07:50 AM
Someone needs to get out on the ice.....  ;)


HA you aint kiddin, im laid up with a sprained ankle on one of the nicest days of the season so far, it sucks man...
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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #12 on: Jan 20, 2018, 10:02 PM »
Quote from: beershanty on Jan 20, 2018, 08:54 AM

HA you aint kiddin, im laid up with a sprained ankle on one of the nicest days of the season so far, it sucks man...

Ugh, sorry to see brother. Get well soon!
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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #13 on: Jan 21, 2018, 05:28 AM »
Here's a possible rule, if the name of the fish has "fish" on the end, you don't add an s for plural.

I caught a bluefish or lots of bluefish.

Catfish, fallfish, goldfish maybe there's a few other FW fish that end in "fish".
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Re: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
« Reply #14 on: Jan 21, 2018, 07:17 AM »
Same rule applies to BEER......you drink one can of beer or twelve cans of beer.      DILLY DILLY
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