An English Grammar by J. W. (James Witt) Sewell;W. M. (William Malone) Baskervill
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_-s_ in the plural.
aid-de-camp attorney at law billet-doux commander in chief court-martial cousin-german father-in-law knight-errant hanger-on NOTE.--Some words ending in _-man_ are not compounds of the English word _man_, but add _-s_; such as _talisman_, _firman_, _Brahman_, _German_, _Norman_, _Mussulman_, _Ottoman_. 51. Some groups pluralize both parts of the group; as _man singer_, _manservant_, _woman servant_, _woman singer_. [Sidenote: _Two methods in use for names with titles._] 52. As to plurals of names with titles, there is some disagreement among English writers. The title may be plural, as _the Messrs. Allen_, _the Drs. Brown_, _the Misses Rich_; or the name may be pluralized. The former is perhaps more common in present-day use, though the latter is often found; for example,-- |
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