Why is it singular for "globe oculaire?" The English phrase would seem to be "in the shape of eye balls" since glaçons is plural. It would be a bit strange to write in English "eye ball shaped ice cream scoops." There are just too many qualifiers of scoops, IMHO.
Eye ball shape, plural or singular
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Richard M.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Eye ball shape, plural or singular
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Asked 9 months ago
Hi Richard,
You could actually write both but I prefer the singular form as each 'glaçon' is in the shape of an eyeball.
Hope this helps!
Bonjour Richard,
We have now added "globes oculaires" as a possible alternative.
Take a look at a previous answer on a similar question:
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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