We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes.
But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes.
The one fowl is goose, but two are called geese.
Yet the plural of moose, should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest of mice.
But the plural of house is houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I spoke of my foot, and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose.
When we say brother, we say brethren.
But though we may say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his, and him,
But imagine the feminine, she, shis, and shim.
So, English I fancy you will agree
Is the craziest language that you ever did see.
2007-04-17 13:06:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
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2007-04-18 00:54:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very clever and cute. Most of these come out the English being a Germanic language and it's possible to see the relations of these modern English words with the same in German.
It's a wonder that any of us can speak it at all.
2007-04-17 13:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-29 05:35:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
funny and true lol 10/10
2007-04-17 18:33:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
True and funny! Good points!
2007-04-17 13:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by cats 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read that in 4th grade!!
That was so cool.. It bring backs memories..
2007-04-17 13:10:16 · answer #6 · answered by kim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow thats awsome...ya funny lol ;-)
2007-04-17 13:13:37 · answer #7 · answered by Amy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where are the "unfunny" and "bullshit" options?
2007-04-17 13:10:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋