Native speakers will have no problem with these plurals.
| SINGULAR | PLURAL |
| man | men |
| woman | women |
| child | children |
And when it comes to the possessive apostrophe, it is simply - 's
children's menu - the menu for children(as opposed to kids' menu)men's feelings - the feelings of menwomen's football - football for women
You see, of course, Woman's Own and similar magazine titles. I suppose they are appealing to the woman, making it more personal and intimate.
Test yourself: Plural nouns
Which is correct?
- childrens' hospital / children's hospital
- kids' playroom / kid's playroom
- women's soccer/ woman's soccer
- mens' health / men's health
- ladies' detective agency / ladie's detective agency
ʎɔuǝƃɐ ǝʌıʇɔǝʇǝp ,sǝıpɐl ˙5
ɥʇlɐǝɥ s,uǝɯ ˙4
ɹǝɔɔos s,uǝɯoʍ ˙3
ɯooɹʎɐld ,spıʞ ˙2
lɐʇıdsoɥ s,uǝɹplıɥɔ ˙1
ɥʇlɐǝɥ s,uǝɯ ˙4
ɹǝɔɔos s,uǝɯoʍ ˙3
ɯooɹʎɐld ,spıʞ ˙2
lɐʇıdsoɥ s,uǝɹplıɥɔ ˙1
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