challenge: words that are plural where s is not added at the end

[dmak]

my professor is asking for a word that is in plural form where you add a s but not at the end. This is a challenge. I've been looking for one but still not found one yet.

 

[iamfried]

How about fish.
You can catch a lot of fish. I don't think you catch fishes.
Also, geese. There are many geese in a flock.

 

[Goldfish]

Think animals, like has been said, fish, add deer and moose to that list.

 

[Capn]

sheep, the plural of fish can be fishes, depends whether he cares about that though.

oh an S not at the end, heh that's harder then

 

[Urinal Mint]

mouse/mice
louse/lice

 

[dmak]

guys,
funny. but this is not joke, its a challenge. the word has to be singular and to become plural you add a "s" but the "s" is not place at the end but somewhere else but still the same thing.
thanks

 

[Beowolf]

mice

 

[dmak]

mice is pluarl but singular is mouse, you need to make it pluarl with using a s but not place it at the end:
example:
wrong way:
singular - "cat"
plural - "cats"

something else where you add s but not at the end

once again thank you

 

[snakesnfrogs]

is it maybe a trick question?

rat's cage(singular) or rats' cage(plural)

 

[GhettoFob]

what's the plural of moose, meese?

 

[dmak]

no, its not a trick question. there are words that there can be done but not use daily, therefore i haven't found one yet. thats why i need your guys help.
thanks

 

[GasX]

I might be bending the rules a little, but here goes...

deputy - posse
fish - school
bee - swarm
unit - set

They are not the same word with an 'S', but they are plural and have an 'S' at the end

 

[Pretender]

Oh, DUH! Goose->Geese.


err, maybe not, an S isn't added, it just sits there... doh!

 

[C'DaleRider]

Tried this?

Sister-in-law....Sisters-in-law...(and it is a word).

 

[dmak]

thanks, i've though of that, but i was wondering if there is any other words like is not like that, but follows the same rules.
thanks

 

[Jothaxe]

This is a tough one.

I dont know the answer. But here is a list to get you thinking on the right track:

irregular list

-jothaxe

 

[MereMortal]

If you don't want hyphenated words, the best I can come up with is passerby--passersby.

The following are acceptable, but not the primary spellings:
cupful--cupsful (primary is cupfuls)
(tea)spoonful--(tea)spoonsful (primary is (tea)spoonfuls)


Just tell your prof that MereMortal gets an A.

 

[JediKnut]

Equipment, Fleet