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Letter:Be careful not to boil your husband's

Mike Sykes
Sunday 15 September 1996 00:02 BST
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Michael Gifford, who reports his first experience of a double plural as "gateaux's", has perhaps not had occasion to collect his papers for two meetings - including the two agendas. That's the only double plural I know of that is useful, comes naturally, and is also recognised by the Concise Oxford Dictionary.

Mike Sykes

Cheadle, Cheshire

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