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Old 14-09-2006, 06:05 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Errors of new allotment gardeners.


K wrote:

A boat? The plural of boat is boats. And they are all female, unlike your
male bateau, and your bateaux.


Ship or sheep or chip sound? I never know.

I think she means 'sheep' as the plural of 'sheep' as compared with
'sheeps' as the plural of 'sheep' = boat with a french accent ;-)


) But no, it's the 'ship' and 'sheep' sound thing.