2006-06-08 20:16:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
At one time plurals were indicated by medial vowel changes, but now the plural 's' is dominating, e.g. the plural of computer mouse is mouses!
2006-06-08 20:29:51 · answer #1 · answered by J9 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Because English is a language with multiple contradictions.
BTW, the plural of mouse when referring to a computer mouse is indeed "mouses".
2006-06-08 20:24:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because mouse isn't a house, therefore you can't use the same rule of plurality on that one. You know mice is the plural form of it, right?
2006-06-08 20:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by *♥£öVe§♥* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the plural of mouse is mice ergo the English language
2006-06-08 20:20:45 · answer #4 · answered by keikisong 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English!
2006-06-08 22:31:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the plural of "tooth" is "teeth" then why is the plural of "booth" not "beeth"? Whatever. Just ignore me.
2006-06-08 20:25:15 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what the native speakers, who created English language, determined. In English language, although there are lots of rules, they could be changeable according to how much appropriate the native speakers considered.
2006-06-08 21:14:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, that's what makes learning and even teaching English evern harder...
The English language is full with irrigularities.. and that is why we have to check every single rule for irrigular cases.
Houses and mice is one case.
YOu know, what you should know is just learn them sperately.
2006-06-09 02:33:01 · answer #8 · answered by Blue Daisy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think we'll ever know the answer to that question, but I guess that's why they say the English language is one of the hardest to learn.
2006-06-08 20:21:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no perfect reason for this. It's the that it is like that. If I ask you why you are you and not someone else?.....can you answer me?.......It has got the same reasoning like this question. .....so do not bother about it.
2006-06-08 22:01:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋