Wordsmith.org: the magic of words

Wordsmith Talk

 About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us  

You are not logged in. [Log In] Wordsmith.org » Forums » General Topics » Q&A about words » plural
Register User    Forum List        Calendar     Active Topics     Search     FAQ
Topic Options
#191566 - 06/15/10 08:40 AM plural
Nan Offline
stranger

Registered: 06/15/10
Posts: 5
Loc: Louisiana
We recently visited Hawaii where we saw a mongoose running around the country side. Actually we saw bunches and bunches of them, which leads to my question: What is the plural of mongoose? mongooses? mongeese? mongoose?

Top
#191567 - 06/15/10 09:08 AM Re: plural of mongoose [Re: Nan]
zmjezhd Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 08/13/05
Posts: 3269
Loc: R'lyeh
I would use mongooses. The word is unrelated to English goose.
_________________________
Ceci n'est pas un seing.

Top
#191568 - 06/15/10 09:09 AM Re: plural of mongoose [Re: zmjezhd]
Nan Offline
stranger

Registered: 06/15/10
Posts: 5
Loc: Louisiana
Sounds good to me! Thanks.

Top
#191681 - 06/26/10 02:37 AM Re: plural of mongoose [Re: Nan]
Zed Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 08/27/02
Posts: 2154
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
My brain says Mongooses is correct but my ears think it sounds odd.

Hey, how come Nan's first post (Hi Nan) said 2 posts and then she posted again and it still said 2 posts.
I don't really expect an answer but I'm tired and that is as deep as my thinking goes at the moment. Maybe I should go to bed instead of AWADing

Top
#191686 - 06/26/10 11:17 AM Re: plural of mongoose [Re: Zed]
BranShea Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 5249
Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
Nice to see you Zed. laugh I think you must have been tired indeed.

I think Nan made two posts total. The topic opener was the first and the second post was the second. Is the counting system gives
the total of your posts. So when she did her (/his-who knows?) first post it said 1. After the second it said 2. I understand the confusion. I have these wonderfully intelligent moments too.
s m i l e

Yes, is it mon goose, ton goose or notre goose?

Top


Moderator:  Jackie 
Forum Stats
8423 Members
16 Forums
13686 Topics
209755 Posts

Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM
Newest Members
teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A
8423 Registered Users
Who's Online
1 registered (teepee), 34 Guests and 2 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters (30 Days)
LukeJavan8 87
jenny jenny 65
wofahulicodoc 53
endymion6 45
Rhubarb Commando 35
BranShea 35
Buffalo Shrdlu 19
zmjezhd 16
Jackie 15
Faldage 14
May
Su M Tu W Th F Sa
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Board Rules · Mark all read
Contact Us · Wordsmith.org · Top

Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.

Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat

© 2013 Wordsmith