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Originally Posted by Quelch
When I was young, single and happy
The plural of roof was rooves, now it's roofs (either is correct according to Wikipedia)
and the plural of hoof, hooves, now it's hoofs
English is changing all the time
In the future we may be writing, not just m8t but l8t and f8t etc.
With millions of Asians learning English we're sure to have lots of Asian words becoming part of English !
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As well, the plural of goose is geese, but the plural of moose is most definitely not meese. The plural of mouse is mice, but the plural of house is not hise.
I often feel sympathy for non-native English speakers who have to learn the language. Heck, most native English speakers have trouble with the language.