If the plural of mouse is mice, surely it stands to reason that the plural of house should be hice?
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no, that's the singular of house for posh people!
To really posh people the singular of house is hice!
Hmm, good question.
to add to that, does that mean that the singular of rice (just one grain) should be rouse?
You're forgetting, English doesn't make sense.
then spouse would be spice,hahahahha
Some posh people say 'Hice' anyway!
not really, every rule of language has its exceptions
Good point but it houses thats just the way the language goes maybe submit hice to Webster's
What about the past tense of drink? It's not always pretty, conversationally.
Don't be silly. Everyone knows the plural of mouse is meeses.
lol sure.. i want many hice!
I know, English is a stupid language, I'm teaching my Hungarian boyfriend to speak English, and he is forever asking questions like this. I can only shrug and say: Don't try and understand it, just believe it is so.
Just like if their was only 1 pant leg it would be PANT not pants right? I'm American I blame England for all the screwed up words/phrases--I'M INNOCENT DAMN IT.
Put it down to the idiosyncrasy of the English Language.
What about cactus (s) and cacti (pl)?
Or mongoose (s) and mongooses (pl)?
I thought more than one mouse were mouses- but i'm guessing i was wrong :(
Mouse as in the animal=mice
Mouse as in the computer mouse= mouses
and the plural of louse is lice.
Logic and the English language have nothing in common.
Goose, geese?
Sheep, sheep?
The plural of person is people.
Cough is pronounced cof and through os pronounce throo.
Thomas is pronoounced Tomas
I think it depends on two things:
1) the origin of the word, i.e. from which language did it originate. For example, it coud be an old Saxon word, or Franch, German or Danish.
2) whether the word was reformed during a number of changes in spelling that has taken place at various points of English language history.
'Mother Tongue' by Bill Bryson covers a lot of the gorund on this, and is an excellent and entertaining read.
Makes sense.
Though I think also that the plural of computer mouse might actually be mouses.
But what's the plural of moose if the plural for goose is geese? Meese?
Interesting.
groups of animals are often refered to in different manner than nouns.
do not expect logical coherence in language formations. language is a communication tool fabricated by agreement not by logic.
Are we talking small, furry rodents, or computer attachments? I believe the hi-tech type in plural can be referred to as 'mouses' (but who needs more than one anyway?!!)
Just an English Grammar rule
If the plural of house is houses, surely it stands to reason that the plural of mouse should be mouses?
if you speak posh it would be pronounced 'hice' thats if you were so far up yourself!
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