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Fish vs. Fishes #1 (permalink) Fri Apr 16, 2010 18:37 pm   Fish vs. Fishes		  
Hello, I wrote these comments for one of my friends. Are they correct?
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First-fruits: Earliest fruits of the season; First results.

I think fruit is like the word fish!
When you talk about one kind of fish, for example one hundred eels, you may say: Those eels are very dangerous fish.
But when you are talking about many kinds of fish in a group, or something like a group, you may say: Hey, look at those fishes!

For more assurance, please let me ask Alan, though.


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Fish vs. Fishes #2 (permalink) Fri Apr 16, 2010 23:29 pm   Fish vs. Fishes		  
I would think that basically fish is generic whereas a fish or fishes are individual and the the fish(es) is specific.
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Fish vs. Fishes #3 (permalink) Sat Apr 17, 2010 0:56 am   Fish vs. Fishes		  
The plural of 'fish' can be 'fish' or 'fishes'.

The plural of 'fruit' is most often 'fruit', but sometimes 'fruits'.
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Fish vs. Fishes #4 (permalink) Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:05 am   Fish vs. Fishes		  
Hi Pasban110,

I think you want confirmation of the correctness of what you told your friend. Let me assure you that it is correct.

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