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(s) Appendix:Variations of "s" English Etymology 1 From en -s regular plural suffix forming regular plurals of nouns and mul ( ) (encloses optional variants or variant elements). Suffix -(s) Added to the end of a singular noun (which normally uses the suffix -s to become plural) to indicate that the noun represents an unknown number which may be one or more than one. en The dog(s) got into the garden. en The singer(s) will perform live. Etymology 2 From en -s third-person singular suffix forming the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs and mul ( ) (encloses optional variants or variant elements). Suffix -(s) Added to the end of a verb in place of the suffix -s when the subject of the verb may be one or more than one. en The dog(s) get(s) into the garden. en The singer(s) perform(s) live. See also en -s