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Trollies

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Casdon Fri 13-Jan-23 21:58:21

Is it me? I saw this headline on Sky News. Is there such a word as trollies?
news.sky.com/story/nhs-crisis-families-say-loved-ones-are-dying-on-trollies-in-overcrowded-hospital-corridors-12785868

Grandmabatty Fri 13-Jan-23 22:03:34

Trolleys, surely? Good grief. Proof reading doesn't exist.

crazyH Fri 13-Jan-23 22:04:21

I would have thought, it’s ‘trolleys’
‘Trollies” could possibly be the plural of a female ‘troll’ ?

MawtheMerrier Fri 13-Jan-23 22:19:42

By analogy
Dolly - dollies, buggy -buggies, nappy - nappies - all ending in “Y”
But words ending in “ey”
Trolley - trolleys

Callistemon21 Fri 13-Jan-23 23:02:29

There was a series on Sky a few years ago called Trollied.
Perhaps Sky employees are confused.

Now, should that be Trolleyed?
Or is it Trollied?
Or did they invent the word?

Greenfinch Fri 13-Jan-23 23:09:19

Plural of chimney is chimneys but plural of money is generally monies but can be moneys. Trolly is definitely trolleys in my opinion.

maddyone Fri 13-Jan-23 23:12:49

Journey - journeys
Turkey - turkeys
Chimney - chimneys
Valley - valleys
Donkey - donkeys

Yep, that seems to hold true.

Mollygo Fri 13-Jan-23 23:30:09

If they don’t know the ‘ey’ rule, maybe they’re confused by the wet weather and the need for brollies.

Grantanow Mon 06-Mar-23 09:02:20

Plurals can vary. Hoof becomes hooves but roof becomes roofs not rooves unless you are using an old dictionary of American English.

Georgesgran Mon 06-Mar-23 09:13:36

It’s not a word I use often, but having said it several times, I’m guilty of using ‘rooves’. Apparently it’s a disputed plural!

Grantanow Mon 06-Mar-23 09:26:04

Trollies reminded me of follies, the plural of folly - not a strict analogy as folly has no 'e'. I had a running dispute with a friend about roofs/rooves for a while and it was irresolvable.