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The word "druther" (as in "If I had my druthers, I would eat cake all day.") is a pluralization of "druther" which is actually an 1800s contraction of "would rather". Example: "I druther eat cake all day."

English, why?

i read this little article today while searching for the answer to the very same question. it made me laugh.

language is awesome.

( how to make 'index' plural. )

(so many italics in this article, my god, why did i re-post this in html?)

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