if the plural of mouse is mice,y can't the plural of house be hice? (ever thought about that)? and y is the plural of sheep not sheeps.strange huh?
2006-09-21 02:29:53 · 7 answers · asked by Caribbean Queen 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yeah English is a difficult one, isn't it? Lots of strange rules.
I teach English as Second Language and I feel bad for my students. I know I am lucky cause English is my native language.
2006-09-21 02:36:29 · answer #1 · answered by Adam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The plural of goose is geese, but the plural of mongoose is mongooses.
Tooth-teeth, booth-booths, child-children
The English language comes from many sources:
From Latin
From Latin through French
From various Germanic sources through Anglo-Saxon
Many technical terms from Greek
"Borrowed " words from Gaelic, Portguese, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, and many other languages.
I can't help but feel somewhat sorry for people who have to learn English as a second language.
What about words like tough, through, cough, hiccough,
enough,plough, with "ough" pronounced in six different ways?
2006-09-21 09:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by GreenHornet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 mouse = 1 mice
2 mice = 1 moose
2006-09-21 09:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by novangelis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English takes the rite of writing right to new heights.
2006-09-21 23:15:10 · answer #4 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah like moose is singular and moose is plural...lmao
2006-09-21 09:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, very weird, but fascinating too... I think.
2006-09-21 09:38:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no house is not hice
2006-09-21 09:31:29 · answer #7 · answered by tdang424 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋