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Is it correct to say short sleeps?
 

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No. Do you mean "naps"?
 

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I have never heard of somebody "sweet sleeping". I have no idea what it is supposed to mean.
 

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I have never heard of somebody "sweet sleeping". I have no idea what it is supposed to mean.
When you are sleeping like an infant.
 

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Waking up every three hours to cry and eat?

Perhaps you mean sleeping soundly.
 

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A line by a comic: "He slept like a baby. He woke up every hour and cried."

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You are joking! I mean the suffix "s".
 

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1. That is a joke (as should be clear).
2. The "s" is not a suffix.
3. A short sleep is a nap.

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1. That is a joke (as should be clear).
2. The "s" is not a suffix.
3. A short sleep is a nap.

:)
How should I name the 's'? For the third-person singlar simple present verb?
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The "s" is just the third person singular present tense ending. That tense "takes an 's' at the end of regular verbs". You don't need to "name" the 's'.
 
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