Answer:
It can be for some people but for me no.
Even after they'e declaration of indepedence was issued. Segregation was big in the south.
The vES ending should be added to nouns that end in -f or -fe in their singular form. In that case, the -f or -fe is removed and -ves is added as a plural ending. Examples include: life - lives, wife - wives, knife - knives, wolf - wolves, leaf - leaves. But there are also exceptions, such as belief - beliefs, cliff - cliffs, roof - roofs.
The answer is: to practice
