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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-04 09:04 PM
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Grammar question
One mouse, two mice.
One louse, two lice.

So why not...

One house, two hice?
One spouse, two spice?

:shrug::wtf:
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happyslug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-04 09:07 PM
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1. What about a Herd of Deer?
Edited on Thu May-06-04 09:07 PM by happyslug
Or one Deer?
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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-04 09:09 PM
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2. What about
Drive on a parkway & park on a driveway?
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kixot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-04 09:10 PM
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3. Is English the only language you know?
Edited on Thu May-06-04 09:11 PM by kixot
Because these inconsistancies exist in every language.

For fun, look up the difference between the Spanish words "año" and "ano".
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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-04 09:12 PM
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4. I remember this one from a boy in high school...
If people in Poland are Poles
Why arent people in Holland, Holes?

I wanted to knock that prick's lights out. :spank:
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Servo300 Donating Member (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-04 09:13 PM
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5. drive on a parkway
or park on a driveway?
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