2024-04-16 09:24:37
The voice smarty tends to remain unchanged in the plural (the know-it-alls), although it is also valid to use Sabelotodos.
It is common to find phrases like these in the media: «In recent days we talked about know-it-alls», «Believe it or not, sometimes know-it-alls know that they are» or «Almost all of us have met one of these “know-it-alls.” at work”.
As academic grammar points out, los compound terms ending in -todoas smarty, take care of everything o metomentodo, They usually remain unchanged in the plural: the know-it-alls, the meddlers. However, the Panhispanic dictionary of doubts adds that, in the case of smarty, is also suitable make the plural Sabelotodosalthough it is not the majority option.
On the other hand, remember that it is not necessary to highlight this word with quotation marks or italics.
Thus, all the initial examples are valid, although in the last case it would have been possible to do without the quotes.
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