Talk:1858 Bradford sweets poisoning

Latest comment: 4 months ago by John in topic confectionary
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The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that an estimated 20 people died after eating peppermint humbugs that had accidentally been made with arsenic in the 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning?

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Is it singular or pural? Graham Beards (talk) 19:51, 14 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Apparently the word refers to a) the candies, b) the practice of making the candies, and c) the place where the candies are made, stored, and sold. So the answer to "is it singular or plural" is.... "yes". You can hire me to work at your confectionary, where you can teach me confectionary, so that I can make confectionary. DS (talk) 20:23, 14 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
So what about "confectionaries"? Graham Beards (talk) 20:25, 14 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi Graham, I think it's one of those words that can be singular or plural, depending on the use. Just looking at this, "The noun confectionery can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be confectionery. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be confectioneries e.g. in reference to various types of confectioneries or a collection of confectioneries." Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 09:36, 15 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

It's true you ''can'' learn something everyday. Graham Beards (talk) 10:21, 15 July 2024 (UTC)Reply