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Some words are just like that. Like "sheep" is also both singular and plural. And "fish." It's more common in words that came from the Anglo-Saxon languages where vowel order indicated number. That has since been lost and now we must rely on context clues to indicate number.

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What is the plural of deer in American English?

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Yes. Deer's is both singular possessive and plural possessive, because the word "deer" is both singular and possessive.An example of the singular possessive would be "That deer's fawn was lucky to escape the wolves."An example of the plural possessive would be "Those deer's fawns were all lucky to escape the wolves."


What kind of noun is deer?

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Can use deer in plural form in a sentence?

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Is deer already plural?

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