Roofs vs Rooves

By On May 3, 2010 · 7 Comments · In Grammar, Misc

rooftops1(I’d never heard of this movie before today, but based on the timeless poster and title, it seems prime for a remake.)

Here’s a weird thing to learn about:

The plural of roof is roofs or rooves. “Rooves” is an older form of the word and rarely used these days.

I don’t think this is true – this is like something someone put on the internet to trick people like me into using it.

That said, I had to look it up, so there must be something to it, right?

Further investigation brings up this lengthy thread wherein this claim is made.

People will usually say “rooftops”.

That’s weirder than “rooves” – I’m not buying that either, except on TV.

Roofs – the alleged correct word – looks like doobies. That won’t work.

I’m just not gonna do this sentence I was gonna write anymore. Why is life so hard.

 
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    Random allusion: Gavin McInnes (the Vice guy who wrote those Dos and Don'ts) had one random comment about two gentlemen that appeared to be homosexual, and Gavin showed them to his father, a grizzled old guy, who call them 'pooves', as in the plural form of 'poof'.

    Of course, they're both Canadian, so there's that.

  • ken

    Rooves are like hooves
    'cept they are tops to bottoms!

  • ken

    Rooves are like hooves
    'cept they are tops to bottoms!

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  • Susansaid

    I was taught to spell it rooves in grade school. Mind you, it was an old country school where they would put you in the trash can as punishment, make you wear a dunce hat if you asked a stupid question and got a tail pinned to your rump if you tattled!! I remember clearly it was the other f to v spellings like leaf to leaves and hoof to hooves.