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| Nigelj Quote | Reply | | The mongoose posted on: 5/1/2005 3:10:19 AM What is the plural of "mongoose"? A popular joke in Australia goes thus. The keeper of the Adelaide Zoo wants to order two of these creatures from the keeper of the Perth Zoo. So he begins to write, "Kindly send us two mongeese," since the plural of "goose" is "geese". But instinctively he realises something is wrong, and decides to amend it. He tears it up and writes again, "Kindly send us two mongooses," since the plural is formed normally by adding an S. Again he is doubtful, so he rewrites, "Kindly send us two mongoose," presuming that "mongoose" follows the example of "sheep" and "deer", which remain unchanged in the plural. Still he is dissatisfied, and tries "mongi", "mongoosen", "mongoossi" and "mongice", after the examples of "fungus", "ox", "bandit" and "mouse" changing in the plural to "fungi", "oxen", "banditti" and "mice" respectively. But none of them look O.K. to him. He finally writes, "Kindly send us one mongoose, and while you're at it, send us another one." Of course, he could have easily consulted a dictionary! Now, the question for you friends is: what is the plural of "mongoose"? |
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