Re: The Arrogants and the sillies (RE: Euros and cents)

From: John Cowan (jcowan@reutershealth.com)
Date: Tue Mar 26 2002 - 16:34:15 EST

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Dan Kogai scripsit:

> So I go silly and let me ask you guys a silly question. How come ghoti,
> oops, fish, is fish no matter how many of them you count? And what is a
> singular form of sheep? shoop ?

"Sheep". Historically, these words that don't change in the plural designate
things that mostly occur in herds, or flocks, or other large collectives.

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