One cat
Several cats.
One house
Several houses.
Just add S.
Some words are trickier.
One mouse
That didn't work too well.
How about one goose
So why not one moose
So back to the plural of doofus. I vote for doofi.
Monday, June 29, 2015
To S or Not To S, That Is The Question
Fudge is a doofus. This doesn't come as a surprise to anyone, I've mentioned it a number of times. He's not a doofus 24 hours a day, but at times, there's no other word that better describes him.
I've discovered that the doofus gene can be inherited. Guess how I learned that. Right, several of his pups can at times qualify for doofus status. Which brings me to the big question. What is the plural of doofus?
Some words are easy.
One cat
Several cats.
One house
Several houses.
Just add S.
Some words are trickier.
One mouse
Several mice.
One louse
Several lice.
So, why not one spouse
Several spice?
That didn't work too well.
How about one goose
Several geese.
So why not one moose
Several meese?
The English language seems to break more rules than it keeps.
So back to the plural of doofus. I vote for doofi.
One cat
Several cats.
One house
Several houses.
Just add S.
Some words are trickier.
One mouse
That didn't work too well.
How about one goose
So why not one moose
So back to the plural of doofus. I vote for doofi.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
8 comments:
I immediately thought of "doofi," but I've heard people say "doofuses" too. However, Doofi sounds more learned. I'd stick with that.
We were going to say Doofi as well. English is such a crazy language. SHE, a former teacher, always says when people comment that kids can't read, that she's always surprised that they can!
We occasionally have the doofus problem here, too.
BOL oh my! Did you hear your momma!
Lily & Edward
Very entertaining post:) Mom is a word geek too. She says doofi works like octopus/octopi, but she actual found a plural form of octopous, so doufous???
Woos - Ciara and Lightning
We gotta go with doofi! Thankfully, only Otto is a doofus here. Ruby is just a little old lady dog :-)
Doofi sounds perfect to us☺
LOL, doofi it is!
It's doofeese.
Post a Comment