The plural of "moose" is ...

[Chris Waigl]

On 21 Aug 2010, at 15:03, ronbutters at AOL.COM wrote:
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> In contexts other than hunting (and/or ducks), does one often/rarely
> find a plural without the plural form, as for the word "fish"?  (I
> suspect this is virtually impossible to search for via Google.)


I was reminded of this discussion when I came across this opening sentence of a NYT article today:

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Federal inspections of the two Iowa egg farms at the heart of a nationwide recall and salmonella outbreak found widespread safety problems, including barns infested with flies, maggot and rodents, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/business/31eggs.html?_r=1&hp
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Chris


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