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Re: OT: English and schizophrenia

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Sunday, August 5, 2001, 3:05
Nik Taylor scripsit:
> John Cowan wrote: > > And that's just about *all* the irregular plurals: I think there are a total > > of 10-15. > > Unless you count things like -us -> -i and -a -> -ae as regular, there's > a lot more than 10-15.
Yes, of course. But we learn those terms in school as a rule: we don't *acquire* them when we learn the rest of the language, and we are often vague about their usage and pronunciation. Note that Danny's rant doesn't mention a single instance, still less two instantia. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org One art/there is/no less/no more/All things/to do/with sparks/galore --Douglas Hofstadter