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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 days agoI know. My feelings aren’t based on any rules. It’s more of a gut feeling. “Houses” jus feels kimd of clumsy to me. The plural of “mouse” isn’t “mouses” either. It just sounds weird to me.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 days agoOne sock, a pair of socks, a pile of soxen.
I know. My feelings aren’t based on any rules. It’s more of a gut feeling. “Houses” jus feels kimd of clumsy to me. The plural of “mouse” isn’t “mouses” either. It just sounds weird to me.
One sock, a pair of socks, a pile of soxen.