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Read the article; the -en in this particular case arose after the loss of the case system, in a hypercorrection during a period when -en and -s were the two mai

Read the article; the -en in this particular case arose after the loss of the case system, in a hypercorrection during a period when -en and -s were the two main plural endings.

amaccuish 8y ago
I did, I was speaking about -en vs -n. Why -en for children and not just -n. Have I missed something?
- azernik 8y ago
  Plain -n isn't used anywhere in English that I know of for a plural; the consonant cluster childrn would be improbable.