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The word 'prongs' is correct and commonly used in written English
It is a noun that refers to the pointed ends or tines of a fork, pitchfork, or other similar object. Example: She carefully picked up the food with the prongs of her fork, trying not to drop anything as she brought it to her mouth.
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Plural of prong
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My family has become a three-pronged unit, but it only seems sensible to sporadically acknowledge that two of those prongs are adult human beings who are capable of more than just feeding and shushing and wiping.
Of course, the unenlightened could stumble sometimes, burning their tongues, or jabbing in a fork after only one minute of silent contemplation, which bent the prongs and sprayed the soup over the keyboard.
They fear being caught between "the two prongs of a pincer", according to the Indian Steel Alliance, an industry group.Commodity traders, such as the ones reclining in the Coronation Building, fear they may be next in line.
The most famous was Charismatic, a lightly regarded horse Mr Antley rode to victory in the 1999 Derby and the Preakness, the first two prongs of America's triple crown.
Excessive borrowing is a common cause of poverty, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau, a charity.In this section Underground, overground Open for business The price of cynicism Giving up the gosht Shark bait A wacky race Not so free after all The new Islamophobes Reprints Related topics Banking Industries Financial services Credit services PoliticsMr Miliband proposes three prongs of attack.
Unless Frankfurt strikes out alone, it could soon lose out to new rivals such as Tradepoint, Nasdaq Europe and Jiway.In this section Oil and the new economy Bank Not One Marginal differences Slow financial starvation Endangered species Silver lining Frankfurt's dot.com dreams Buddy, can you spare a peso ReprintsThe new strategy has two main prongs.
There is a sense almost of literary envy in Martin Amis's account of Mary's perceptual innocence in "Other People" or in the way Dennis Potter in "Ticket to Ride" describes his character watching people eating: "Look at the prongs on the fork!
NB to commenters: this is a blog post, not an article.At the LSE lecture he outlined the three prongs of his political thinking: burden-sharing, empowerment, and restructuring of the state.
Signs of life Getting strategic Our town Let them unwed Kicking the general's ass ReprintsNow, however, there are two new prongs to the attack, broadening the assault beyond the right.
If the two prongs of the Ethiopian assault can join up on the road from Barentu to Mendefera, they could swing eastwards, climbing the mountains towards Eritrea's capital, Asmara.In this section No dash to the dustbin Ethiopia's and Eritrea's forgotten war, resumed What to do next?
His strategy has three prongs, each of which benefits from his firm's growing presence in big emerging markets: reduce costs at home, increase sales in developing countries and spark innovation.In this section Unplugged Non-regular and not wanted Paying the piper Digging deep Let's make a deal A quick fix Hulu who?
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