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=====Plural in form but singular in construction===== Certain words which were originally plural in form have come to be used almost exclusively as singulars (usually uncountable); for example ''billiards'', ''measles'', ''news'', ''mathematics'', ''physics'', etc. Some of these words, such as ''news'', are strongly and consistently felt as singular by fluent speakers. These words are usually marked in dictionaries with the phrase "plural in form but singular in construction" (or similar wording). Others, such as ''aesthetics'', are less strongly or consistently felt as singular; for the latter type, the dictionary phrase "plural in form but singular or plural in construction" recognizes variable [[usage]].
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