{"id":880,"date":"2012-06-09T10:11:27","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T10:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=880"},"modified":"2018-04-11T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T15:50:09","slug":"ask-the-experts-whats-the-plural-form-of-watermelon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/ask-the-experts-whats-the-plural-form-of-watermelon\/","title":{"rendered":"ASK THE EXPERTS: WHAT\u2019S THE PLURAL FORM OF \u201cWATERMELON\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2762 size-full\" title=\"pic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/pic4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"413\" \/><strong>SUSAN K. OF DETROIT, MI, ASKS \u2013 What\u2019s the plural form of watermelon? Is it \u201cwatermelons\u201d or \u201cwatermelon\u201d? I\u2019ve seen both used and don\u2019t know which one is right!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a great question, Susan. The English language is definitely a tricky one, especially when it comes to the plural form of certain words. A goose by itself is a goose, but if you have more than one, you\u2019ve got geese. But more than one moose is still called moose (not meese or mooses). Then there\u2019s the mouse, which get together to form mice.<\/p>\n<p>As far as I can tell, here are the rules regarding watermelon:<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re talking about wedges, slices or multiple pieces of watermelon, you should use \u201cwatermelon.\u201d (EXAMPLE: \u201cIn the cooler, you\u2019ll find hot dogs, hamburgers, and watermelon.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re talking about multiple <em>whole<\/em> melons, you say \u201cwatermelons.\u201d (EXAMPLE: \u201dI bought four watermelons for our barbecue, three of which are for me!\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>When you use a number, like in the multiple melons example above, adding the \u201cs\u201d is pretty natural. It gets kind of confusing when you omit the number and start talking about watermelon in a general sense. For instance, if I bought four watermelons for the barbecue, I might be able to say \u201cI bought a lot of watermelon today. Probably more than I should have, but I\u2019ll definitely eat the leftovers!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In that example, I\u2019m talking about watermelon in a general sense, which makes the singular form sound better, does it not? I hope this insight helps!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUSAN K. OF DETROIT, MI, ASKS \u2013 What\u2019s the plural form of watermelon? Is it \u201cwatermelons\u201d or \u201cwatermelon\u201d? I\u2019ve seen both used and don\u2019t know which one is right! That\u2019s a great question, Susan. The English language is definitely a tricky one, especially when it comes to the plural form of certain words. 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