Rejected petition Petition to change the plural of the word 'Sheep' from 'Sheep' to 'Sheeps'.

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I believe that this is large enough to cause significant confusion amongst children and adults. As a school teacher I am tired of having to answer this question amd correcting the answeree.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 13 February 2012
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