We'll begin with BOX, and the plural is BOXES.
But the plural of OX should not be OXES! .
Then one fowl is GOOSE, but two are GEEESE.
Yet the plural of MOOSE should never be MEESE...
You may find a lone MOUSE or a whole lot of MICE! .
But the plural form of HOUSE is HOUSES, not HICE! .
And I speak of a FOOT, and you show me your FEET;
But if i give you a BOOT---would the plural be called BEET? .
If one is TOOTH, and the whole set are TEETH,
Why shouldn't the plural form of BOOTH be BEETH? .
if the singular is THIS ,and the plural is THESE,
Should the plural form of KISS be KESE? .
Then one maybe THAT,and three may be THOSE,
Yet the plural of HAT would never be HOSE;
We speak of a BROTHER and also of BRETHREN
But though we say MOTHER, We never say METHREN...
The masculine are HE,HIS and HIM.
But imagine the feminine SHE,SHIS and SHIM.
So our English, I think you will agree
Is the trickiest subject language we ever see...
