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Re: Singlular of "mouses" Was: Re: Negative ordinality

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 17, 2003, 21:54
On Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at 01:19  PM, Peter Bleackley wrote:
>> And the plural of "box" (computer hardware) is "boxen". > > By analogy with "oxen". Particularly applies to VAX machines, or VAXen. > Pete
On a trip to the desert a few months ago i was told we would probably see hyooge herds of ibexen. Unfortunately i didn't see a single one. It was very sad. But i used the word *"ibexen" a lot ;) ! -Stephen (Steg) "all i want is the world, and everything for me. you can rattle off your talk; all that matters is what i see. if you break me down, selfish desire is all you'll blame; cause desperate times call for desperate measures and i am not ashamed. oh it took me a long time to come to this and i have chosen my path - i am (only for) me..." ~ 'eden' by guster