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Singular/plural?

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goffik Feb 23, 2010 10:05:15

Replying to Mustard

Mustard wrote:

I apologise for the pedantry, but it's really been niggling at me!

Nowt wrong wi' a bit of pedantry! And it's a fair point, really!

I wonder if it was once known in the singular, but it got changed over the years as it lost its' meaning?

G x

Mustard Feb 23, 2010 10:08:37

Replying to goffik

I kinda assumed it was the other way round - that the name had historically been "The Devil's Quoits" when there was a bunch of earthworks, but never lost the "s" when eventually only one remained.