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Revision as of 19:37, 15 October 2009
Nouns ending in -O are generally pluralised by adding an -S. A small number of exceptions to this exist, which are listed below.
-ES only
- MOSQUITO, RENEGADO.
- BEEFALO, BUFFALO, EMBARGO, TORPEDO, UNDERGO.
- BLANCO, CALICO, DOMINO, FOREDO, FOREGO, OVERDO, POTATO, STUCCO, TOMATO.
- CISCO, FATSO, FORDO, FORGO, GESSO, JINGO, OUTDO, OUTGO, SCHMO.
- BUBO, ECHO, EDDO, HERO, REDO, SHMO, VETO.
- GO, JO, NO.
-ES and -S
Note that some of these, like ZERO, take -ES in the verb form and -S in the noun form; but for the purposes of the game this is just as useful.
- FANDANGO, FLAMINGO, INNUENDO, INTAGLIO.
- GAMBADO, MEMENTO, MULATTO, PORTICO, TORNADO, VOLCANO, WENDIGO, WINDIGO.
- DRONGO, ERYNGO, FRESCO, GHETTO, GINGKO, GINKGO, GROTTO, HONCHO, INDIGO, PEDALO, TUXEDO, VIRAGO, WHACKO.
- BANJO, BILBO, BONGO, BRAVO, BUCKO, BUNCO, CARGO, DILDO, DINGO, DISCO, FUNGO, GECKO, HALLO, HELLO, HULLO, JUNCO, KIDDO, LASSO, LINGO, LITHO, MAMBO, MANGO, MOTTO, PHOTO, PINKO, RADIO, SALVO, SAMBO, TANGO, VIDEO, WACKO, YOBBO.
- COHO, DAGO, DIDO, DODO, HALO, HOBO, KAYO, POGO, SOLO, UNDO, ZERO.
- DO, HO.
