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Fatal Rocko Willis Fleet Admiral Fatal Squadron
Joined: March 01, 2003 Posts: 1336 From: Kentucky
| Posted: 2007-07-03 14:44  
We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes;
but the plural of ox became oxen not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice;
yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always called 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?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?
Then one may be that, and three would be those,
yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
and the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
but though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
but imagine the feminine, she, shis and shim.
Let's face! it! - English is a crazy language.
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icansee Cadet
Joined: August 02, 2006 Posts: 327
| Posted: 2007-07-03 17:13  
Rocko hunny have you been out in the sun too long?
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Smartin Grand Admiral
Joined: August 04, 2005 Posts: 1107 From: Michigan
| Posted: 2007-07-03 17:18  
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On 2007-07-03 17:13, HMS Blueprint wrote:
Rocko hunny have you been out in the sun too long?
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hunny?
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Sardaukar Admiral Raven Warriors
Joined: October 08, 2002 Posts: 1656
| Posted: 2007-07-03 18:25  
Well said. Going to forward this to some of my teachers...
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Ramius Fleet Admiral Agents
Joined: January 12, 2002 Posts: 894 From: Ramius
| Posted: 2007-07-03 18:48  
To someone who isn't a native speaker, English is one of the most difficult languages to learn due to inconsistencies such as these. Any romance language is much easier, and more elegant.
[ This Message was edited by: Ramius on 2007-07-03 18:49 ]
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Enterprise Chief Marshal Raven Warriors
Joined: May 19, 2002 Posts: 2576 From: Hawthorne, Nevada
| Posted: 2007-07-03 22:15  
The great part about being a native speaker, is you can make the english such an oh so flexible thing...
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Raven Warriors
Joined: March 03, 2004 Posts: 2673
| Posted: 2007-07-04 01:17  
Seen it before. Still awesome.
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Admiral Arctica Fleet Admiral Interstellar Cultural Confederation United
Joined: April 26, 2007 Posts: 20 From: Estonia
| Posted: 2007-07-04 03:51  
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On 2007-07-03 18:48, Ramius wrote:
To someone who isn't a native speaker, English is one of the most difficult languages to learn due to inconsistencies such as these. Any romance language is much easier, and more elegant.
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Not really, it wasn't hard for me to learn it.. you try Russian, now that language is difficult.
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