this is a riddle given to me tonight and so far i cannot come up with a single example. even words that change more than just adding an ess still seem to share at least the same first letter. for example-- mouse, mice.
2007-02-25 13:15:24 · 4 answers · asked by zahorb 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
house
mouse
clock
pad
ear
many...
2007-02-25 13:24:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
If we're allowed to use regional or archaic forms I do know one:
cow vs. kine
You'll find it, for example, in the King James Version of the Bible, when the Pharaoh tells Joseph his dream:
"And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow"
(Genesis 42:18)
(The suggestion of I/we or me/us is not bad, but I'm sure PRO-nouns what not what was intended... besides which that type of solution gives more than one answer... not only the two pairs above, but it vs. they and vs. them.)
2007-02-25 14:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I and WE/ US
I am one person and therefore singular, US and WE refer to more than one person and are plural. Could that be it?
2007-02-25 13:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by craftladyteresa 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If one allows pronouns:
|--: thine / yours
|--: mine / ours
|--: my / our
|--: me / us
|--: I / we
If one considers aggregations (names for groups):
|--: cow / herd (or, generically, kine)
|--: alpaca (bison, buffalo, ...) / herd
|--: chicken / brood
|--: sheep / flock
|--: whale / pod
|--: auk / colony
|--: bear / sloth
If one plays fast-and-loose with the phrase "plural form":
|--: Mom / parents
|--: one / pair
|--: three / six
|--: four / eight
|--: six / twelve
|--: week / fortnight
2007-02-26 05:54:48 · answer #4 · answered by Joe S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋