<< Don't look it up. I want to know what YOU think! >> At Easter breakfast this morning, my family had an "argument" regarding the plural form of jelly. It was split half and half. Half of us think the plural is still jelly.- I have much jelly.- I had a lot of jelly. The other half think it's jellies. - I have many jellies.- I had a lot of jellies. What do you think? What would you say? Please vote in the poll. No "correct" dictionary answers in the comments section; I will request them to be deleted. I personally say jelly. But that may be just me. ; ) -PenguinDJ
I voted, and then looked it up just to be sure. Maybe the poll should've been "blind" so people can't see who voted for what.
I really hope this doesn't turn into the cheer leading poll thread I voted for Jelly as the plural. However, I've heard some Europeans say Jellies.
Like, I've got a lot of jelly on this sandwich. BUT... There's a great assortment of jellies and jams at the brunch table. (As if you've got like orange, grape, strawberry, etc. types of jelly?) EDIT: These polls are fun. I voted for IDK.
It is like sheep and sheeps. A quantity of any type of jellies is "jelly." (There is jelly on my sandwich) Multiple types of jelly are referred to as "jellies." (I have a large selection of jellies.)
I think it could be either Jelly or Jellies because going back on what Pineapple said about a great assortment or jellies. And for Jelly, it would make sense to say "I have a lot of Jelly" instead of jellies. I think it could be both.....idk really. =P
Keep in mind that whether you're talking about a lot or a little "jelly" it's still a singular Jelly If you had both grape and strawberry jellies, well...
It is similar to grass-"There is "grass" on you which is singular, or "I sell many types of grasses" which is plural I think this one could go either way depending on the context of the sentence.
