The TRUE plural form of "house"
I know it may sound silly, but there's just a problem in the Enlgish language. Sure, there are all kinds of rules, for plural words, grammar and such, but this one's just plain funny. Whoever invented the word "houses" certainly didn't take in mind a few little things.
So let's start out with 3 words here. Their definitions straight out of Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Mouse (any of a large number of small, widespread rodents belonging to various families and having small ears and a long, thin tail, esp., a species (Mus musculus) that commonly infests buildings,)
Louse (a) any of an order (Anoplura) of small, flat, wingless insects with sucking mouthparts, parasitic on the skin or hair of humans and some other mammals; esp., the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis) and head louse (P. h. capitis) b) any of various arthropods that suck blood or juice from other animals or plants,)
House (a building for human beings to live in; specif., a) the building or part of a building occupied by one family or tenant; dwelling place b) [Brit.] a college in a university c) an inn; tavern; hotel d) a building where a group of people live as a unit [a fraternity house] e) a monastery, nunnery, or similar religious establishment)
These are all in their singular form. Now, let's add the plural -es to the end of these words.
Mouses
Louses
Houses
As you can see, the only really correct word here is "houses." Now, let's do another plural form on these words:
Mice
Lice
Hice
There you have it! The true plural form of "house" is "hice"! It only agrees with the other two!
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