if the plural of goose is geese, then why not the plural of choose cheese?
2006-10-26 16:56:00 · 11 answers · asked by The Lioness 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamurger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England, nor French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. Quicksand works slowly, boxing rings are square, and Guinea pigs are neither from Guinea, nor are they pigs. People recite at a play, but play at a recital.
I don't know; you tell me.
2006-10-27 03:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by Teresa 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
choose is an action really not a noun so I doubt it can be pluralized. Choice would be the noun form of choose and well we all know the plural form of choice is choices.
2006-10-27 00:05:56 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cheese was unfortunately " booked well in advance " to mean something else , perhaps long before people understood the concept of "choice" to be able to 'choose'... for a long time, commoners had very little choices in life... life was simple and so were the choices !
2006-10-27 00:42:17 · answer #3 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the plural (choises), comes from the old french choisir, which is not the same root as choose (which is ceosan).
2006-10-27 00:19:45 · answer #4 · answered by adphllps 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who knows? The American English language is by far the most difficult to learn world-wide
2006-10-26 23:58:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
goose is a noun, choose is a verb
2006-10-27 00:05:12 · answer #6 · answered by Pipski 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but I love Mickey and all the other meese!
2006-10-27 00:05:26 · answer #7 · answered by ☼Jims Brain☼ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
and that of noose neese and moose meese.
English is a funny language, no?
2006-10-27 00:28:51 · answer #8 · answered by small 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lol. That has nothing to do with philosophy though. ;)
2006-10-26 23:58:42 · answer #9 · answered by Cheshire Riddle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is just a customary using.
2006-10-27 00:01:26 · answer #10 · answered by deng 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋