What is the correct plural form of "attorney"?
Hello! Is "attornies" or "attorneys" the right plural form of attorney?
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Attorneys. Change the 'y' to 'i' if a noun ends in 'y'. But this rule doesn't apply here. The reason is the letter preceding the final consonant is a vowel. So this rule apples only when another consonant precedes the final consonant. For example; Buddy ==> buddies
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The correct plural form of attorney is attorneys.
The plural form is attorneys and this is because the letter before the final consonant (y) is a vowel(e). It would be attornies if the word before the final consonant was another consonant e.g "mommy" changes to "mommies".
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The plural form is ATTORNEYS. The Y does NOT change to IE because the letter before the Y is a VOWEL (an E). Another similar example is VALLEY - VALLEYS.
In Britain and Australia they are called solicitors not attorneys!
The correct answer is Attorneys
Attorneys because over here a vowal is there before the ending word y, beso the ies rule will not apply
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Not so genius, but this has worked with my Asian and Latino students: Substitute all "Th-" in words with a "D-", as it is an easier starting point e.g. instead of "The", ask them to say De(almost like a form of pidgin english: de boi VS the boy). Its a matter of throat to tongue, where sounds with "T" and "D" are easier to begin with and then you will gradually progress to the "Th-" sounds as the find confindence and comfort. You could always tell them to pretend they are blowing out candles on a birthday cake; and for the "Th" sound their tongue should gently touch their teeth, like in words like "Thin" or "This". Have them practice the not so elated soft "Th" sound-- its like their tongue is having a short siesta on their teeth! Such a mental jounery and lots of creativity will get you through a lot of pronounciation hurdles.
