The plural of "moose" is ...

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Wed Aug 18 20:39:47 UTC 2010


meeses.  No, not really, nor is the plural of "fish" "fishes".

Moose Offer Trail of Clues to Causes of Arthritis [headline].
...
But now the moose of Isle Royale have something to way --- well,
their bones do.  Many of the moose, it turns out, have arthritis.
[etc.]

The New York Times, Tuesday, Aug. 17, page D1 ("Science Times").
By Pam Belluck.

Joel

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