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Susie mentioned {{word|CROWDIE}} but not {{word|CROWDIES}}. This hints that plurals of cheeses labelled [MASS NOUN] would not really be considered reasonably allowable on ''Countdown'', which would make the incumbent facsimile of the Apterous dictionary incorrect and warrant corrections.{{unsigned|17:57 BST, 21 October 2020|Mclarenguy22}}
 
Susie mentioned {{word|CROWDIE}} but not {{word|CROWDIES}}. This hints that plurals of cheeses labelled [MASS NOUN] would not really be considered reasonably allowable on ''Countdown'', which would make the incumbent facsimile of the Apterous dictionary incorrect and warrant corrections.{{unsigned|17:57 BST, 21 October 2020|Mclarenguy22}}
 
:I think this is an oversight from Susie more than anything else. Had the contestant declared {{word|CROWDIES}} I suspect she'd have had a word from upstairs about this. And it's not as though Susie hasn't missed +{{word|S}} plurals before. [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 19:04, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 
:I think this is an oversight from Susie more than anything else. Had the contestant declared {{word|CROWDIES}} I suspect she'd have had a word from upstairs about this. And it's not as though Susie hasn't missed +{{word|S}} plurals before. [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 19:04, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
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::Apparently not an oversight; have checked with Damian in ZoomDown chat whether cheeses labelled [MASS NOUN] can have their +S plurals allowed, and he confirmed it’s a no. [[User:Mclarenguy22|Mclarenguy22]] 00:11, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

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Susie mentioned CROWDIE but not CROWDIES. This hints that plurals of cheeses labelled [MASS NOUN] would not really be considered reasonably allowable on Countdown, which would make the incumbent facsimile of the Apterous dictionary incorrect and warrant corrections.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Mclarenguy22 (talkcontribs) 17:57 BST, 21 October 2020

I think this is an oversight from Susie more than anything else. Had the contestant declared CROWDIES I suspect she'd have had a word from upstairs about this. And it's not as though Susie hasn't missed +S plurals before. The Doctor 19:04, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
Apparently not an oversight; have checked with Damian in ZoomDown chat whether cheeses labelled [MASS NOUN] can have their +S plurals allowed, and he confirmed it’s a no. Mclarenguy22 00:11, 30 October 2020 (UTC)