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Plural Rule: nx Becomes nges

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A singular ending in n x forms its plural by changing the n x to n g e s.

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Phalanx becomes phalanges; larynx becomes larynges; meninx becomes meninges.

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The g goes soft in the plural: fa LAN jeez.