The plural of "moose" is ...

[Jonathan Lighter]

Huh?

JL

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> meeses.  No, not really, nor is the plural of "fish" "fishes".
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> Moose Offer Trail of Clues to Causes of Arthritis [headline].
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> But now the moose of Isle Royale have something to way --- well,
> their bones do.  Many of the moose, it turns out, have arthritis.
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> The New York Times, Tuesday, Aug. 17, page D1 ("Science Times").
> By Pam Belluck.
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> Joel
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