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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ... gender difficulty, and acquire in time an unconscious knowledge of it. In using the correct article he need have no better reason than a French boy has, who will say le couteau because le fits the word and la couteau would sound funny. (5. Fourth exception. The seven following, ending in ail, change this into aux, as: bail, baux, lease, leases. soupirail, soupiraux, air-hole, air-holes. corail, coraux, coral, corals. travail, travaux, work, works. email, emaux, enamel, enamels. sous-bail, sous-baux, imder-lease, un der-leases. N. B.--Peeuliar are betail, cattle, which makes bestiaux, and ail, garlic, which makes aulx. 7. Fifth exception. Those ending in al change this into aux, as: animal, animaux, animal, animals. cheval, chevaux, horse, horses. mal, maux, evil, evils. general, generaux, general, generals. N. B.--Bal, ball; carneval, carnival; regal, a treat, take s. 8. Ciel, il. aieul, have two plurals, as: ciel, cieux, heaven, heavens. aieul, aieux, ancestor, ancestors. i tester of a bal; ( tester- of beds. ciel, . ciels 1, ... ( skij of a picture; ( sHes of pictures. il, yeux, eye, eijes. aieul, aieuls, grandfather, grandfathers. il-de-b uf, ils-de-b uf, oval window, oval windows. 6. Plural Of Compound Nouns. 1. When two nouns form a compound, both take the plural ending, as: chef-lieu, chefs-lieux, chief town, chief towns. chou-fleur, choux-fleurs, cauliflower. 2. When two nouns are connected by a preposition, the first only takes the plural ending, as: arc-en-ciel, arcs-en-ciel, rainbow, rainbows. chef-d' uvre, chefs-d' uvre, masterpiece, masterpieees. N. B.--Peeuliar are tete-a-tete, private...
