Elizabeth L. asked, “What is the plural of ‘cul-de-sac’?”
“Cul-de-sac” comes from French that literally means “bottom of the bag” or “bottom of the sack.”
Some dictionaries list both “culs-de-sac” and “cul-de-sacs” as acceptable plurals, but when a dictionary lists only one, it is “culs-de-sac”—making “culs-de-sac” the safer choice.
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