misk@sopuli.xyz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agoGermans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approvalwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down18
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minus-squareKnuschberkeks@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoI know. My feelings aren’t based on any rules. It’s more of a gut feeling. “Houses” jus feels kimd of clumsy to me. The plural of “mouse” isn’t “mouses” either. It just sounds weird to me.
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoOne sock, a pair of socks, a pile of soxen.
I know. My feelings aren’t based on any rules. It’s more of a gut feeling. “Houses” jus feels kimd of clumsy to me. The plural of “mouse” isn’t “mouses” either. It just sounds weird to me.
One sock, a pair of socks, a pile of soxen.