Using two plurals in a row

Question

I have been wondering, how would I state this:

"Loading Bitmaps Settings"

It seems weird if either of them were singular, but it looks weird the way it is.

A second example:

"It roots plants"

"It favors pears"

Also, actually are a bit different...

"who steals products that are broken"

Answered at "woman" or "women" as a stand-in for the adjective "female"? — Edwin Ashworth, Jun 08 '15 at 19:06

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 08 '15 at 19:07

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Without any more context I'd say it should be "Loading Bitmap Settings". In this case the settings apply to all bitmaps.

answered Jun 08 '15 at 19:07

Bookeater

Yes that is right, I don't know why it didn't sound right before. Thanks. – Evan Carslake Jun 08 '15 at 19:16
I added a few more examples in different formats... – Evan Carslake Jun 08 '15 at 19:26
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@Evan Carslake, look at anything long enough and it starts looking odd. Nice to know it helped. – Bookeater Jun 08 '15 at 19:26
The second example shows three verbs and looks good to me. – Bookeater Jun 08 '15 at 19:36

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