**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Mon Feb 10 02:59:58 2020 Feb 10 04:38:55 Oksana: OK. The plural of “firmware” is still “firmware”, or maybe “firmware” is an uncountable noun. Feb 10 04:47:41 I've heard "software" pluralized Feb 10 04:48:14 (I don't know if it's useful as a distinct plural, but ppl do it) Feb 10 07:27:42 doppler: Probably by non-native English speakers, like with “advices”. Feb 10 08:04:15 If "firmware" is countable, its plural is "firmwares". If it's uncountable, it has no plural. Feb 10 08:04:51 I feel like "firmware" is more likely to be used countably than "software". Feb 10 08:05:15 ("a firmware" would be another use of it countably) Feb 10 08:38:48 Maxdamantus: “sheep” is a countable noun but the plural form is the same as the singular form. Feb 10 08:39:13 brolin_empey: correct. Feb 10 08:40:10 You only have singular/plural forms of countable nouns. Feb 10 08:40:47 It doesn't make sense to have an uncountable noun and talk about its plural or singular forms, because there is no plural/singular form. Feb 10 08:43:15 If you use "firmware" as a countable noun, it is unlike "sheep" in that its singular/plural forms are distinct. **** ENDING LOGGING AT Tue Feb 11 02:59:57 2020