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( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:40, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Don't be silly
There's no such word as 'loav'.

:-)
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:42, Reply)

I seem to rember fishes in the King James version.
Modern grammar agrees with you though. Well done.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:45, Reply)

I think they're both ok in the right context
'Fish' when talking about multiple creatures of the same type, but 'fishes' when referring to different species.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:47, Reply)

FFS !
Kill me now.
( girlinthehole, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:47, Reply)

It is a bit early for massive pedantism
I just can't help it.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:49, Reply)

Wouldn't that be
'pedantry'?

Or was it deliberate irony?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:50, Reply)

I don't know, its beyond my lexicon
of words and stuff.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:55, Reply)

No, no - keep it up. Pedants should pull together.

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:52, Reply)

I find it funny that pedant and pederast are very similar words.

( girlinthehole, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:54, Reply)

They have the same root, or foot if you will.*

*probably - can't be arsed to check.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:56, Reply)

You can pull your own.
Mine is available for a very select group only.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:57, Reply)

Pedants?
Is that, like, poor people with speech impediments? Northerners for instance?
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:58, Reply)

You're thinking of peasants with cleft palates?
And the rest is tautology.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 9:04, Reply)

It's the Loaves and the Fishes!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:47, Reply)

That's what they teach.
What hope for the world when our children are mislead so young?
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:53, Reply)

Misled
I'm no bible scholar, but I wouldn't think the story specifically mentions that Jesus conjured up lots of the same type of fish. He more than likely had a quick word with a fisherman mate of his who was due him a favour and who then went out with his net to the sea of Galilee to pull in all he could. So 'fishes' would be acceptable!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:57, Reply)

I can't accept this nonsense.
Fish am the plural, however the basket is filled.Assuming it is filled with fish.

a - and thank you.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 9:01, Reply)

According to online sources:
Fish or fishes
Though often used interchangeably, these words have different meanings. Fish is used either as singular noun or to describe a group of specimens from a single species. Fishes describes a group of different species.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 9:10, Reply)

Hah!
According to online sources is the source of your confusion.
Obviously that is what confused King Kames too.
I stand firm on fish.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 9:13, Reply)

Yeah, I know
But I couldn't be arsed going over the library to look at a dictionary!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 9:16, Reply)

I'll put that top of my to do list and report back.

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 23 Apr 2010, 9:18, Reply)