Killer bunnies in medieval manuscripts. The strange rules of 'dozen.'
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The Three Rules of English Grammar
A dozen is one of the many English nouns that refer to specific numbers of things. Others include pear, couple, trio, quartet, score, 100,000 million and the like. As it turns out, they don't all follow the same set of grammar rules. We'll get a sense of these rules as we wade in and figure out exactly why a dozen of eggs set off Carl's grammar sensors while dozens of eggs doesn't.
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