Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Peculiar Plurals

If one goose is a goose
and two goose become geese,
then shouldn't one moose,
multiplied, become meese?

If a mouse becomes mice,
and a louse becomes lice,
then why wouldn't grouse,
in a flock, be called grice?

If one ox is an ox,
and two ox become oxen,
then why in the world
don't two fox become foxen?

It's all so confusing!
Someone please explain
why plurals, when we use them,
are not spelled the same!

3 comments:

Annie said...

Oooh! I love this one! It really makes you think! You are so talented, Gram! Love you,
Annie

Passionate for Poetry said...

Annie,
Ooops!
I changed flick to flock!
Much better.
Gram

CJ said...

I've missed your thoughtful prose - Elsa. Glad to see you writing again. Another great one!