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Originally Posted by Ann Drysdale
Please will someone tell me if there is a linguistic difference between the US and UK on the matter of little fishes. What, in the States, is the plural of "fry"?
I think I may have done - that thing - again in the criticism I offered to a poet on non-met and if I did I must apologise. Just a quick answer to this one query and then let this slide. Please.
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When referring to live fishes---plural---they're "fry" . . . but . . . for more on the subject, see the following link:
http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=737.0