Non Sequitur: Re: Python Forum

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rantingrick wrote:
> On Jun 7, 12:41 am, Steven D'Aprano <steve-REMOVE-
> T... at cybersource.com.au> wrote:
> 
>> "Fish" can be either singular (as in "I fed the fish") or a collective
>> noun ("there are many fish that live in salt water"). Plural is "fishes",
>> as in "I ate three fishes", although in common use people tend to use
>> fish/fishes as both plural and collective nouns.
>>
>> --
>> St

I thought fishes is used when talking about different species.
and fish for multile ones of the same species.
Most people not interested in animals don't care though and mix them up
randomly.

So you would see ten gold fish
but during snorkeling or in some aquariums you can see multiple fishes





even
> 
> Do you use the word "fishes". I don't think i've ever heard anyone use
> that word -- well except for children before being corrected. I ate
> three fishes just sounds wrong to me. What's the plural of sheep
> Stephen :-D
> 
> @ Ben
> Ok Ben you convinced me, after absorbing your arguments i do now
> believe that Usenet is better.