POEM OF THE WEEK

PLURALITY

We'll begin with a box and the plural is boxes,

But the plural of ox should be oxen not oxes.

We speak of a brother and also of brethren,

But though we say mother we never say methren.

Then the masculine pronouns are he, his, and him-

But imagine the feminine she, shis, and shim.

The plural of mouse is mice,

But the plural of house is never a hice.

So English, I fancy, you all will agree,

Is the silliest language you ever did see.

-Author unknown