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CeiSerith@... wrote:
> I have been known to say "shoon" for the plural
> of "shoe" (and I have no
> clue as to how to spell it) just because I think it
> is pretty. My family has
> gotten used to it, and I try not to say it to
> outsiders. I was shocked,
> therefore, to hear someone else use it recently. I
> wonder if any
> irregularities are kept for aesthetic reasons. It
> would be tough to prove, I
> would think.
>
Could it be that you're speaking Scottish English?
Only last week I read an article where it is said the
following (about Scottish English):
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Pluralization can also vary from Standard English:
eyes becomes "een" and shoes become "shuin." Nouns of
measure remain unchanged in the plural, so "two miles"
becomes "twa mile" and "five pounds" is "five pun."
****
The complete article can be found at:
http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/archives/story.asp?id=418A7721-E32C-452F-9D95-CD94DC75319E
and is called
If they leer at your lugs, your ears may blush
HOWARD RICHLER
Montreal Gazette
Saturday, August 24, 2002
> David Fickett-Wilbar
Daniel Dubowy
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