• Skua@kbin.earth
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    21 days ago

    the fact there’s two fricatives in a row at the end

    Isn’t that the case for basically any plural noun with a singular form ending in a fricative in English? Paths, months, depths, loaves, dwarves etc. There are also verbs ending with fricatives that do it when in the right tense, like moves, breathes, leaves, or triumphs

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      21 days ago

      Absolutely, it’s just English is very weird