On Sun, 19 Aug 2007, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
> For all the language buffs out there...
> ode to plurals
>
> Ain't English grand?
as she is spoke ;)
Interesting rhyme and clever - I then looked at each point/counterpoint
for the etymology and conclude that English words that rhyme aren
On 8/19/07 2:43 AM, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
My English professor told us that by the rules of language
development, the plural of book should have been beek -- but
when a kid came home and sa
I -- and y'all too -- may have seen this one before. But it's something
that foreign speakers of English have to struggle with and we like to
remind the natives just how hard we have to struggle :)
From: R.P.
For all the language buffs out there...
ode to plurals
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