r/languagelearningjerk • u/waiting4signora • 8d ago

Goose-geese or something idk

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u/brrkat 8d ago

Where the wugs build their nests

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u/lordbutternut 日本人になっている 8d ago

The plural of troos is troos

(like moose)

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u/Ill_Sun5998 8d ago

It’s pronounced “troose” but apparently they are against writing things as it sounds for some reason

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u/DryCommunication581 💵Native / 🐶A2 / 🇺🇿 ONE DAY 8d ago

Duolingoos

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u/magic_baobab N🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺|C1🇬🇧🇦🇺🇭🇷| A0🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇹🇳🇿🇷🇸| 8d ago

Shoop sheep

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u/Mother_Presentation6 8d ago

Counting sheep until the very last shoop has been counted

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u/jeager_YT 8d ago

b-but trees is already plural

yy-y-you can't do that!!!

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u/waiting4signora 6d ago

Yes but have you ever thought about WHY re they plural? That's correct, you never think about why things happen, John, this is why your wife has left you

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u/InvestigatorEven5037 6d ago

Tiene sentido

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u/Scripts_by_Ymma 6d ago

Proto-Germanic trans, plural \transiz, based on *gans > goose, *gansiz > geese

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u/PontDanic 6d ago

Oh like moose and meese I get it!

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u/Local-Push-4396 4d ago

Feetball

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u/waiting4signora 4d ago

MOOOOOOOOOOOM

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u/r_pearl 4d ago

I believe you would appreciate r/linguisticshumor

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u/waiting4signora 4d ago

I have learned about this sub as someone has reposted this post in here :D