Should it be 'nail clipper' or 'nail clippers'? Thanks.
T Tan Elaine Key Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language English Home Country Hong Kong Current Location Hong Kong Aug 5, 2011 #1 Should it be 'nail clipper' or 'nail clippers'? Thanks.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 5, 2011 #2 Both are correct.
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Aug 5, 2011 #3 :-? I've never met the singular. I thought they were like scissors or shears (or any tool with paired blades, I guess). b
:-? I've never met the singular. I thought they were like scissors or shears (or any tool with paired blades, I guess). b
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Aug 5, 2011 #4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_clipper
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Aug 6, 2011 #5 Raymott said: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_clipper Click to expand... COCA has 'nai clippers' outnumbering 'nail clipper' to 44 to 19, But BNC has a unanimous plural. I guess Rover's time in America exposed him to the singular. b
Raymott said: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_clipper Click to expand... COCA has 'nai clippers' outnumbering 'nail clipper' to 44 to 19, But BNC has a unanimous plural. I guess Rover's time in America exposed him to the singular. b
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Aug 6, 2011 #6 I have only heard the plural in BrE too.