Plural of Index

[Juice Box]

what would the plural of "Index" be in terms of the market Indexes?

Indexes? Indicies?

 

[dug777]

indexes i guess....

 

[venk]

Indicies but everyone uses Indexes.

 

[scorpmatt]

go to your dictionary and see what it has to say

 

[SaturnX]

http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=indexes&x=0&y=0

Webster's says both!

--Mark

 

[ggnl]

Indices

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: SaturnX
http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=indexes&x=0&y=0

Webster's says both!

--Mark

haha yeah, thats why Im asking....id there a specific form they use for the market Index(s)?

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: ggnl
Indices

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: venk
Indicies but everyone uses Indexes.

:thumbsup:

 

[ggavinmoss]

The "-ices" pluralization has been falling out of favor, or so I heard on the radio. Frankly I think it's a good idea; indexes is not only easily understandable but it is one less exception in the English languange.

-geoff

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: venk
Indicies but everyone uses Indexes.

:thumbsup:

 

[BrokenVisage]

Plural of Matrix = Matricies.
Plural of Index = Indecies.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Plural of Matrix = Matricies.
Plural of Index = Indecies.

You, my friend, need a dictionary.

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?indices
http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?matrices

 

[DaveSimmons]

indecencies

 

[dighn]

both are acceptable iirc

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: ggnl
Indices

 

[91TTZ]

goose...geese

moose...meese

 

[Quasmo]

Originally posted by: Juice Box
what would the plural of "Index" be in terms of the market Indexes?

Indexes? Indicies?

OH SWEET IRONY!!!!!