Wondering how to spell the plural of no and yes? The answer may not be what you think.
The plural of no is noes.
The vote got thirteen noes.
How many noes will I get before I get a yes?
I heardnoes from both candidates
The plural of yes is yeses.
The vote got thirteen yeses.
The yeses outnumbered the noes.
Three yeses later, and the idea is becoming a reality.
Note: Sometimes there is more than one correct way to spell a word. (Yes, I know. I see your jaw dropping.) This is true with yes. Merriam-Webster says you can also spell yeses as yessesandnoes asnos.
Example: Yesses are often better than nos.
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Apostrophes and plurals
You may see them spelled as no’s and yes’s. This is incorrect. Remember: apostrophes are almost never used to make plurals.
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