# A brief history of plural word...s

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: John McWhorter
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_a_brief_history_of_plural_word_s)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

All it takes is a simple S to make most English words plural. But it hasn't always worked that way (and there are, of course, exceptions). John McWhorter looks back to the good old days when English was newly split from German -- and books, names and eggs were beek, namen and eggru! \[Directed by Lippy, narrated by John McWhorter\].

## Lectures

1. [A brief history of plural word...s](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/john_mcwhorter_a_brief_history_of_plural_word_s/af204d6b026e), 5 min (TED's player)