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What is the plural of trolley?

14 replies

Caz10 · 07/09/2008 20:53

I thought it was trollies but MS Office is telling me trolleys...

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Bowddee · 07/09/2008 20:54

Trolleys, it ends in ey.

wheresthehamster · 07/09/2008 20:54

I think I agree with MS...

maidamess · 07/09/2008 20:55

trolleys . Same as pulley is pulleys. If its ey iyts eys in the plural. if its just y its ies* in the plural. Like dolly.

I just made that up, hope its right.

midnightexpress · 07/09/2008 20:55

Yes, like monkeys (not monkies)

Twiglett · 07/09/2008 20:56

eys

Caz10 · 07/09/2008 20:59

aaaaaaaaaaaaaah it's the ey isn't it?

i am clearly too tired to be doing this, thank you!

(and actually when I see how obvious it is in the monkeys eg)

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PollyLogos · 08/09/2008 08:51

If there is a vowel before the y you just add s for the plural. If there is a consonant take of the y and add ies.

BecauseImWorthIt · 08/09/2008 08:53

Like 'chimneys'

MamOfTwo · 12/11/2019 19:54

Yes, I know this is a VERY old thread but just googled this very question! DC had a 'plurals' spelling test - she wrote 'trolleys' but it was marked incorrectly and teacher said 'trollies' was correct. Even Google seems confused but surely it's the 'ey' rule?

Fifthtimelucky · 13/11/2019 20:57

Teachers are not infallible unfortunately!

I agree with others that it is trolleys. The example I remember from my own primary school days is journeys.

JoyceJames · 22/12/2019 09:49

The junior school head where we used to live sine years ago used to produce a newsletter, rather too frequently for such a shocking speller.

Ferretyone · 16/01/2020 15:43

@midnightexpress

But of course - to add confusion - "We are [or were] the Monkies"

AAAAGH

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 01/04/2020 13:31

Hey, hey, they were The Monkees.

theThreeofWeevils · 01/04/2020 15:20

Hey, hey, they were The Monkees

Grin Grin, Asking

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