kwot@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoI wonder if there's a parallel universe where children are called "childs" and adults are called "adultren"message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareI wonder if there's a parallel universe where children are called "childs" and adults are called "adultren"kwot@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareErikatharsis@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago“Irwin, what is the plural of ox?” — “Oxen! The farmer used his oxen!” “Brian, what is the plural of box?” — “Boxen. I bought two boxen of donuts.” “Irwin, what is the plural of goose?” — “Geese! I saw a flock of geese!” “Brian, what is the plural of moose?” — “MOOSEN!”
minus-squareaskmeaboutmylunch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBoxen is also the plural for box in the german language.
minus-squareErikatharsis@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWow, I had no idea! That’s awesome.
“Irwin, what is the plural of ox?”
— “Oxen! The farmer used his oxen!”
“Brian, what is the plural of box?”
— “Boxen. I bought two boxen of donuts.”
“Irwin, what is the plural of goose?”
— “Geese! I saw a flock of geese!”
“Brian, what is the plural of moose?”
— “MOOSEN!”
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Boxen is also the plural for box in the german language.
Wow, I had no idea! That’s awesome.
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