• candybrie@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Why is English so ridiculous that the plural and singular of deer is the same word? And why do people want to keep it that way?

    • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      The plural of “moose” is also “moose” but it’s not because of English. Moose derives from Algonquian, a Native American language. It kept the same plural ending it had in its original language instead of adopting the normal “s” ending of most English plurals.