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Why is English so ridiculous that the plural and singular of deer is the same word? And why do people want to keep it that way?
The plural of "moose" is also "moose" but it's not because of English. Moose derives from Algonquian, a Native American language. It kept the same plural ending it had in its original language instead of adopting the normal "s" ending of most English plurals.
I believe the plural of "moose" is actually "meese".
Goose : Geese :: Moose : Meese
Mouse : Mice :: House : Hice
"MOOSES" Sounds like moose jesus
Go speak a language with gendered nouns and leave English alone
This isn't an english specific trait. Lots of languages have something similar.
For instance, in portuguese we do the same for words that end on the letter S.
Ex: Lápis (Pencil), Vírus (Virus), Ônibus (Bus), etc.