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Minor and basically unrelated but it’s dice, not dices. Like sheep, it’s singular and plural.


<pedant>The singular is "die" not "dice".</pedant>


Interestingly this is one case where I think the technically incorrect version is winning. Many of us who who know that it's "one die" and "two dice" would still say something like "what does the dice say?" or "pass the dice", if only because "what does the die say" or "pass the die" sounds a bit awkward.

This is one I'm not worried about, I'd be more annoyed if "more then" or "should of" started taking off :D


New captcha question: "What is the should of 20?"


Shh.. They will use this as the next Captcha. Pick the plural form of the following words no one cares about:


I think we should just let the language treadmill do its thing. Singular: dices, plural: diceses.


Could be dicey though!


That pun was to die for!

(Apologies for continuing the off topic, but in a funk right now and that comment really put a much needed smile on my face).


Well, die is the singular.


Yes, but it can also be der or das.




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