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[–] [email protected] 111 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Deers

The grammar monster in me is going to need a trigger warning next time.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

I think the wrong spelling is part of the meme adventure

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What if it's different species of deer? Does it work like fish?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would say yes

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why is the plural the same as singular that does make no sense

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Actually I find it don't make no sense

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's Durrs to you city folk.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why is English so ridiculous that the plural and singular of deer is the same word? And why do people want to keep it that way?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Go speak a language with gendered nouns and leave English alone

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The plural of "moose" is also "moose" but it's not because of English. Moose derives from Algonquian, a Native American language. It kept the same plural ending it had in its original language instead of adopting the normal "s" ending of most English plurals.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe the plural of "moose" is actually "meese".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Goose : Geese :: Moose : Meese

Mouse : Mice :: House : Hice

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

"MOOSES" Sounds like moose jesus

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This isn't an english specific trait. Lots of languages have something similar.

For instance, in portuguese we do the same for words that end on the letter S.

Ex: Lápis (Pencil), Vírus (Virus), Ônibus (Bus), etc.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I'm glad that quick answer is there, no way I'm reading that whole thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

John, you can't license away the plural of deer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I acknowledge that the council has made a decision, but given that it is a stupid-ass decision I've elected to ignore it.