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You're right to use "indices". The example is just provided to show how inconsistent plurals are in English. 90% of the time you just slap an "s" on the end of
by tebs1200 5y ago
You're right to use "indices".
The example is just provided to show how inconsistent plurals are in English. 90% of the time you just slap an "s" on the end of a word, but there's a crazy amount of exceptions to that rule.
- herewulf 5y agoIt's not a native English plural, it's Latin straight from the nominative plural <indicēs>. You will find that <indexes> is far more common in English. The supposedly "correct" plural, <indices>, is something that has to be learned through education, typically. There are a lot of Latin/Greek terms (typically scientific) whose plurals must be similarly learned because otherwise native English speakers will use the simple plural -s suffix with no concern whatsoever.