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[Sidenote: Means _plural_.]


Two words, means and politics, _may be plural_ in their

construction with verbs and adjectives:--


Words, by strongly conveying the passions, by _those means_ which

we have already mentioned, fully compensate for their weakness in

other respects.--BURKE.


With great dexterity _these means_ were now applied.--MOTLEY.


By _these means_, I say, riches will accumulate.--GOLDSMITH.


[Sidenote: Politics _plural_.]


Cultivating a feeling that _politics_ are tiresome.--G.W. CURTIS.


The _politics_ in which he took the keenest interest _were

politics_ scarcely deserving of the name.--MACAULAY.


Now I read all the _politics_ that _come_ out.--GOLDSMITH.


46. Some words have no corresponding singular.


aborigines

amends

annals

assets

antipodes

scissors

thanks

spectacles

vespers

victuals

matins

nuptials

oats

obsequies

premises

bellows

billiards

dregs

gallows

tongs




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