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Poll: What is the plural of 'grapefruit'?

What is the plural of 'grapefruit'?

Grapefruit
Grapefruits
Either could be used.

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  • Votes: 918
  • Comments: 1
  • Added: January 2008

Comments:

SM

It depends on what you're describing. If you have three separate grapefruits on the counter that haven't been peeled or sectioned, they are count nouns. If you peel the and separate the sections into a bowl, it becomes a mass noun.

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