WHY?!?
2007-03-15 18:55:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
because they come from different languages. Goose is from Old English gos, ultimately from Latin. Mongoose comes from the Marathi name mangus. That's the way English is; its made up from a collection of a whole lot of different languages, so the rules governing spelling, pronunciation, pluralisation, etc, are confusing and conflicting.
2007-03-16 06:47:38 · answer #1 · answered by Billy Fish 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah the mysteries of the English language.
2007-03-15 18:59:51 · answer #2 · answered by Over The Rainbow 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That made me think of moose...which is neither meese nor mooses.
2007-03-15 18:59:09 · answer #3 · answered by Im Listening 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
i dont know...why is it one mouse and two mice, but not one house and two hice?
2007-03-15 18:58:17 · answer #4 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋