<![CDATA[in an English-language novel, should I pluralize "tableau" as "tableaus" or "tableaux?" Both of them look wrong.]]>in an English-language novel, should I pluralize "tableau" as "tableaus" or "tableaux?" Both of them look wrong.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/3e76fd46-932d-4386-a07b-301f9f3db760/in-an-english-language-novel-should-i-pluralize-tableau-as-tableaus-or-tableaux-both-of-them-look-wrong.RSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 03:31:52 GMTWed, 29 Apr 2026 13:18:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to in an English-language novel, should I pluralize "tableau" as "tableaus" or "tableaux?" Both of them look wrong. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:22:28 GMT]]>@miriamrobern
X looks right at first glance


But now I've looked at them too many times and neither of them looks like a word anymore.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://void.lgbt/objects/732c70ed-2768-4dc2-be06-be5f06be7ff5https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://void.lgbt/objects/732c70ed-2768-4dc2-be06-be5f06be7ff5Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:22:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to in an English-language novel, should I pluralize "tableau" as "tableaus" or "tableaux?" Both of them look wrong. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:15:21 GMT]]>@miriamrobern
I'm a native English speaker, and what I've seen most is "tableaux", though I would also hesitate to use it outside of academic contexts I've seen it in for fear of seeming pretentious 🤷‍♀️

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bookstodon.com/ap/users/116444173624875120/statuses/116488376117332485https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bookstodon.com/ap/users/116444173624875120/statuses/116488376117332485Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:05:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to in an English-language novel, should I pluralize "tableau" as "tableaus" or "tableaux?" Both of them look wrong. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:01:45 GMT]]>@miriamrobern I would use the s, but not call the x out as wrong.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/dianaprobst/statuses/116488359460382654https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/dianaprobst/statuses/116488359460382654Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:01:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to in an English-language novel, should I pluralize "tableau" as "tableaus" or "tableaux?" Both of them look wrong. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:59:42 GMT]]>@miriamrobern Merriam-Webster, Cambridge and Collins all give the plural form of tableau as tableaux.

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The meaning of TABLEAU is a graphic description or representation : picture. How to use tableau in a sentence.

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TABLEAU definition: 1. an arrangement of people who do not move or speak, especially on a stage, who represent a view…. Learn more.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.mkj.earth/users/mkj/statuses/116488351424721817https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.mkj.earth/users/mkj/statuses/116488351424721817Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:59:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to in an English-language novel, should I pluralize "tableau" as "tableaus" or "tableaux?" Both of them look wrong. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:37:17 GMT]]>@miriamrobern -x if you’re being at all Historicalish, or if it’s in a math context or fine arts context. Otherwise -s is tolerable.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.transneptune.net/users/wlonk/statuses/116488263275727795https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.transneptune.net/users/wlonk/statuses/116488263275727795Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:37:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to in an English-language novel, should I pluralize "tableau" as "tableaus" or "tableaux?" Both of them look wrong. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:23:57 GMT]]>@miriamrobern "Tableaux".

I checked in a dictionary made of dead trees.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/Ms_Missy_Mae/statuses/116488210811289283https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/Ms_Missy_Mae/statuses/116488210811289283Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:23:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to in an English-language novel, should I pluralize "tableau" as "tableaus" or "tableaux?" Both of them look wrong. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:20:08 GMT]]>@miriamrobern I am completely clueless, so I’m stumped too 😅

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