Why not one moose or two meese?
2006-08-04 09:44:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Because meese is well-established to be the plural of mouse.
2006-08-05 01:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by the last ninja 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you really want to know, it's because "goose" is a much older word in English. When it entered the language, the plural marker was something like "ees" and saying "geesees" is easier than saying "goosees" so the plural switched to that. Later, most of the endings fell off of Old English words, leaving "geese". (Similar story for mouse/mice; foot/feet; man/men.)
By the time "moose" entered the language (1603), vowel-changes weren't still making plurals. I don't know why it's not mooses though.
2006-08-04 17:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget, Friday night Is Poultry Night. Every Women Get a Poke...
2006-08-04 16:49:57 · answer #3 · answered by Scott 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's meeses!
2006-08-04 16:47:41 · answer #4 · answered by Wounded duckmate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just one of the many annoying rules of the English language.
2006-08-05 13:08:01 · answer #5 · answered by Alice Chaos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elch
2006-08-05 13:16:15 · answer #6 · answered by dr strangelove 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world may never know.
2006-08-05 14:55:47 · answer #7 · answered by Striker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somebody has way too much time on their hands.
2006-08-04 16:48:22 · answer #8 · answered by sheeny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
moosen!
(Brian Regan)
2006-08-04 16:49:15 · answer #9 · answered by Ellen N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't get the question
2006-08-04 16:47:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋