"If a single sheep is called ‘a sheep’, how come several sheep together are also called ‘sheep’ and not ‘sheeps’?"
I have an alternative theory. If the singular of teeth is tooth, and the singular of feet is foot. Should a single sheep not be called a shoop? |
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"If a single sheep is called ‘a sheep’, how come several sheep together are also called ‘sheep’ and not ‘sheeps’?
I have an alternative theory. If the singular of teeth is tooth, and the singular of feet is foot. Should a single sheep not be called a shoop? "
You raise an interesting point… where do you stand on teethbrush or toothbrush? You brush multiple teeth simaltaeously |
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