> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Julia Thompson > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:17 AM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: Scouted: Monkeypox > > > "Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > > > > At 05:23 PM 6/11/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > >There are some wild animals who could probably be > > >domesticated in time (frex several small South > > >American wildcats), and some who are part-way there > > >already (ferrets, mongooses). > > > > Not mongeese? > > No, the plural of mongoose is mongooses. Used to drive me up the wall. > I got over it before I was 16, though.
My younger sister used to be a teacher in St. Thomas, USVI, where one sees many a mongoose. Since she was an English teacher, I asked her what the proper plural of mongoose is. Her answer? Mongoose-dem. Yah, mon. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
