Other words do still have the -en, though it is less identifiable as the plural form of a singular noun: children, brethren.
There's a simplified explanation of the historical variation of English plural forms in: http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19990930 -- /L/e/k/t/u _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel