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[Redwing]

I have been boring everyone at work about the fact that I am planning to get some chickens in October. One of my collegues says that the plural of Chicken is.... Chicken and that we shouldnt say chickens as that isnt correct.

 

Now.....he has an astronomical IQ and I trust his judgement on all work related matters but is he right?

 

when you say 'I'd like to get 3 chicken' it just doesnt sound right....does it?

[bokbokbok]

Methinks he is wrong:

 

 

Had it been CHICKEN someone would have corrected us all by now when we were counting our chickenS before they hatched - surely?

 

Also - I just asked my Dutch colleague and she has a far better grasp of the rules of English than I do. . . she says CHICKENS

[jlo]

looking at defintion "3" there, I have to say that you learn something new every day!

[AmandaR]

I think that you are correct.

 

I found this online:

 

Noun Singular chicken

Plural countable and uncountable; chickens

[Angels4]

looking at defintion "3" there, I have to say that you learn something new every day!

Comment removed by angels4. Upon reading comment, it wasn't relavent. Sorry for the mispost.

Edited August 29, 2008 by Guest

[Egluntyne]

I understood that the only two words in modern usage whose plural is "en" are "Children" and Bretheren"

 

**Edit**

Make that three words, Was pondering on this and remembered "Oxen"

Edited August 30, 2008 by Guest

[Guest]

when you are talking about the plural of the living animal then it's a flock of CHICKENS but if you're talking about meat, then no matter how much meat you had you'd call it CHICKEN.

 

He might have a high IQ but he doesn't know everything

[clootie]

looking at defintion "3" there, I have to say that you learn something new every day!

That is funny !!

[Looney]

Don't be Angels4, you taught me something I never knew before!! (I read your response before you deleted it!)

 

What about Men, that ends in en and is plural...?

 

English grammar.....never a favourite topic of mine. I was always in foreign language classes when they would say 'you use this tense exactly how you would in English' and I would have to ask for clarification!

 

I still think the plural of goose should be gooses and sheep should be sheeps but that's purely because I enjoy using the incorrect plurals on purpose!

 

Anyway back onto topic.....chickens, chickens, chickens, chickens!

edited to correct typos!

[Angels4]

Thanks Looney!

[Redwing]

Thanks everyone! I will take great delight in sharing your comments with my colleague