From: Batya <shilohmuse@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: re: man/men re: > It is very confusing to students if they think that it is ' 1 men' '2 men'. > Why, then, is the singular written with an 'a'? Two "tricks" for that one. First, good vowel teaching, so the students know to pay attention to the different vowels. Second, "a" is the first letter=1= 1 man. Batya