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Title: Fleece or fleeces
Post by: Bionic on June 19, 2012, 10:19:18 am

I guess this question is along the apostrophe line.
Can fleece be singular or plural or is fleeces the correct word for more than one fleece?
 
Sally

Title: Re: Fleece or fleeces
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on June 19, 2012, 10:40:53 am

I believe sheep fleeces would be the plural if you were looking at a big pile of them. However when referring to wool as a collective commodity product, that would be 'fleece'

Title: Re: Fleece or fleeces
Post by: Fleecewife on June 19, 2012, 11:29:05 am

The correct plural in general is fleece.  I think the pile would be called a pile of fleece, BUT you could have several fleeces if you were thinking of them individually, such as for spinning, or if they were of mixed breeds etc.
And of course even lots of sheep can be sheeps if you want them to be  :innocent: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:

Title: Re: Fleece or fleeces
Post by: omnipeasant on June 19, 2012, 12:58:31 pm

Is someone trying to pull the wool over our eyes? :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Fleece or fleeces
Post by: jaykay on June 19, 2012, 02:49:05 pm

I think they're fleeces if you're thinking of them as separate entities and fleece if it's a pile of amorphous wool.

Title: Re: Fleece or fleeces
Post by: Small Farmer on June 19, 2012, 02:55:44 pm

Quote from: omnipeasant on June 19, 2012, 12:58:31 pm

Is someone trying to pull the wool over our eyes? :thumbsup:

Yes, you've been fleeced.

Title: Re: Fleece or fleeces
Post by: omnipeasant on June 19, 2012, 05:57:47 pm

Hee hee Small Farmer ;D