Make Your Editor Cry: Cliff (Awkward Plural)

Make Your Editor Cry: Cliff (Awkward Plural)

BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front)
The plural of cliff is cliffs.

cliff: a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice : precipice

The singular of cliff is cliff. The plural of cliff is cliffs. The noun cliff conforms to the standard rules for forming the plurals of nouns in English.

Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, in escarpments, and along rivers.
Some of the largest cliffs on Earth are found underwater.

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