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Dice lands on corner - die/dice

Posted By: Rodney Lighton
Date: Thursday, 12 July 2012, at 8:06 a.m.

In Response To: Dice lands on corner (Stick)

I did consider using die for the singular, but feel that it is rather archaic nowadays.

"The game of dice is singular. Thus in "Dice is a game played with dice," the first occurrence is singular, the second occurrence is plural. Otherwise, the singular usage is considered incorrect by many authorities. However, it should be noted that some authoritative sources state that “In modern standard English, the singular die (rather than dice) is uncommon. Dice is used for both the singular and the plural.” However this may be, the correct singular is still predominant among tabletop gamers." Wiktionary

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