7. Most nouns taken from foreign languages retain their foreign plurals:

=Singular.= =Plural.=

radius, radii.

beau, beaux.

analysis, analyses.

index, indices.

axis, axes.

basis, bases.

seraph, seraphim.

memorandum, memoranda.

phenomenon, phenomena.

crisis, crises.

erratum, errata.

stratum, strata.

oasis, oases.

cherub, cherubim.

8. Some compound nouns make the principal word plural, and some make

both words plural; as, _son-in-law_, _sons-in-law_; _man-servant_,

_men-servants_.

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