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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scarogoth" data-source="post: 391757" data-attributes="member: 3507">Dictionary stuffWow, I thought I was alone in being as pedantic as this! I'm glad somebody else gets their knickers in a twist over such things! But unfortunately, I can't agree with you, absolutely... it's all a matter of usage. Historically both forms can be used, and the presence of the plural depends on the context."The armour of the defeated knights was piled up in the centre of the field" is fine, because the term is actually singular here, even though the context shows this would mean lots of different sets of armour.However, were your liege lord to ask you, "Blacksmith, what sort of armour do you make?", he might be expecting to get an singular answer... "Just chainmail, sire..." because here the word 'armour' is taken to mean a set of protective clothing for a single individual.Yet, he might equally say, "Blacksmith, what sort of armours do you make?" to which he might hope to get the reply, "Chainmail, platemail, studded leather, sire... all sorts."1569: "Rich and costly armours, guilt and engraven."1635: "Furnished with about sixty or seventy armours for horse."So, I'm justified, if a little old fashioned... (story of my life... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />At least I didn't force you all to see the CORRECTLY spelt version... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />Dunx. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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