Quick question: what is the plural of 'go'?

[dingodan]

Attempts.

/thread.

 

[Triggaaar]

I hope he come-comes.

I bet you do you dirty minx

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

The plural would be 'goes', but it depends on the interpretation of the word 'go' itself

 

[nwgull]

What about: A group of supporters go to Brighton every game. OR A group of supporters goes to Brighton every game.

Subject of the sentence is group; ie singular, so goes.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Subject of the sentence is group; ie singular, so goes.

I agree but it doesn't sound right.

 

[HOFNSKIN]

Advance

 

[Triggaaar]

What about: A group of supporters go to Brighton every game. OR A group of supporters goes to Brighton every game.

This is the verb to go. I go, he goes, a group goes.

But go is also a noun - have a go, or have several goes.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

I agree but it doesn't sound right.

Similar to when Americans say things such as:

Arsenal wins against Brighton

Whereas we would say:

Arsenal win
(even though the latter is a singular noun, it sounds right to our ears).

 

[tweenster]

Does she go?

 

[skipper734]

As Murray Walker would have it............Go Go Go.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

The plural would be 'goes', but it depends on the interpretation of the word 'go' itself

Would these all be correct?

She had two goes at the auditions.
At the first audition, she was dancing with two go-go's.
They were doing a dance sequence called the Stop and Go. She did several Stop and Gos.

 

[Bill Cassidy's tie up]

I've never been

 

[dingodan]

This is the verb to go. I go, he goes, a group goes.

But go is also a noun - have a go, or have several goes.

There we go.

Incidentally, I would assume go's to be the way it goes.

 

[Acker79]

"gos" according to:

What is the plural of go?

 

[beorhthelm]

its a verb, most verbs dont "pluralise" as they arent things what you can count. usually adding an 's' is for possessive, not plural. think walk, bend, watch, sleeps. bugger.

 

[Triggaaar]

Incidentally, I would assume go's to be the way it goes.

Only use an apostrophe to show possession or to show omission (missing letters).

 

[Triggaaar]

its a verb, most verbs dont "pluralise"

It's also a noun and an adjective.

 

[dingodan]

Only use an apostrophe to show possession or to show omission (missing letters).

Schoolboy error.

Actually, they teach you that shit in school, so it's worse.

 

[JOLovegrove]

Have a guess. How many goes would you like?

Good point. Gos just doesn't look right, so must be goes.

 

[Triggaaar]

"gos" according to:

What is the plural of go?

I don't know better, but that's a US site, and I don't trust it.

EDIT - On reflection, that's crap, it ain't 'gos', no way bud'.