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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Plural or singular

Can youth be both singular or plural?
  

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Yes, youth can be used to refer to an individual or as a mass noun referring to all young people. " However, youths is the normal recognized plural.

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Yes, youth can be used to refer to an individual or as a mass noun referring to all young people. "He is but a youth." "The youth of this nation demand change!"
However, youths is the normal recognized plural.