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What is the plural of 'grapefruit'?

What is the plural of 'grapefruit'?

Grapefruit
Grapefruits
Either could be used.


Votes: 122 Comments: 1 Added: January 2008
Comments:
SM - 26th January 2008 16:20
It depends on what you're describing. If you have three separate grapefruits on the counter that haven't been peeled or sectioned, they are count nouns. If you peel the and separate the sections into a bowl, it becomes a mass noun.
 
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