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Index of Subjects Andy, To which Owl do you refer? Bernard's would be the Forsythe Owl, mine would be the Forsyth Owl, but since I don't have any owl boxes it really doesn't matter. But my tree swallow boxes host a good number of swallows each summer! In jest, just George Quoting andy dean <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca>: > With all due respect Jim...and I mean that...I always appreciate > your constuctive criticism...(or should that be criticisms?) > ....but... ."Get a life! " > Whether it is grammatically correct or not doesn't really matter. If > I tell you I saw six woodcock or six woodcocks you have the > information .....and I am sure the birds don't give a hoot! > ....unless they are Owls.....( Am I correct in capitalizing " Owls? > )..., and is it Barred Owls, or Barred owls .....and whichever it > is, somebody is out there trying to change it I guess ....maybe to > Forsyth Owl, or whatever. > Andy > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 5:54 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] question re plurals of bird names?? (from nitpicker Jim) > > >> I have just read Ken McKenna’s latest posting, as usual full of >> interesting stuff, but here is a question I have wanted to raise >> for some time now — and this will bug some of you, who should sign >> off now…. >> >> In recent times, I have grown tired of trying to know when to apply >> an “s” to make a plural vs. “knowing” which species are best left >> alone when forming plural numbers. Especially problematic are >> “snipe” vs. “snipes” or “woodcock” or “teal” etc. etc. I with my >> “common-sense” rules of grammar have decided to just Anglicize all >> bird names by adding “s” or “es” to all of them, as some of you >> have noted when I write “teals”, e.g. >> >> What say the rest of you? or does anyone care? Is this important to anyone? >> >> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. >>
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