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What is the plural of roof?
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2011-02-13 10:25:09
The plural of roof is roofs or rooves. "Rooves" is
an older form of the word and rarely used these days, although it
is still used in Australia.
It should be noted that in New Zealand, the plural of roof is
rooves, in both its written and spoken form.
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What is the plural form of roof - roofs or rooves?
1. The plural of roof is roofs or rooves. "Rooves"
is an older form of the word and rarely used these days. Australian
children right up to the 1980s, for example, were brought up with
the word "rooves" rather than roofs, and it is still an accepted
form in Australia today (though uncommon). Also, despite New
Zealand English developing from UK English, it should be noted that
in NZ, the plural of roof is rooves, in both its written and
spoken form.
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