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False singular : ウィキペディア英語版 | False singular
In English grammar, a false singular occurs when a singular noun ending in a ''s'' or ''z'' sound is understood as a plural from which a new singular is constructed. The false singular is a form of back-formation. Some false singulars become standard English. For example, ''pea'' was originally a false singular from ''pease'' pl. ''peasen''. (The old word remains in the phrase ''pease porridge''.) The non-standard historical forms ''Chinee'' and ''Portuguee'' are also false singulars, from ''Chinese'' and ''Portuguese''.
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