List of 72 Words That Are the Same in the Singular and Plural Forms
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Knowing the plural forms of English words is not always a straightforward process. Here's a list of words that are the same in their singular and plural forms.
| aircraft | eyeglasses | mews | sheep |
| alms | gallows | monkfish | shellfish |
| barracks | goldfish | moose | shorts |
| binoculars | grapefruit | mullet | shrimp |
| bison | greenfly | offspring | smithereens |
| bourgeois | grouse | pants | spacecraft |
| breadfruit | haddock | passion fruit | species |
| caribou | knickers | salmon | tweezers |
| chalk | halibut | patois | squid |
| chassis | headquarters | pliers | staff |
| chinos | hovercraft | police | starfruit |
| cod | ides | précis | swine |
| corps | insignia | premises | tongs |
| crossroads | jackfruit | pyjamas | trousers |
| deer | jeans | reindeer | trout |
| dice | kennels | rendezvous | tuna |
| dungarees | leggings | scissors | wheat |
| elk | means | series | you |
