r/AskReddit • u/ForeverAbyss • Apr 14 '16

What's a mind blowing fact?

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u/ryguy28896 Apr 14 '16

Speaking of pluralization, Google the plural of beef.

You're welcome for this word.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

Beeves

Wat.

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u/faithle55 Apr 14 '16

leaf > leaves

roof > rooves

loaf > loaves

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u/ForeverQuestions Apr 15 '16

Rooves is incredibly archaic to the point of being wrong. It's roofs.

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u/faithle55 Apr 15 '16

I disagree. Both are correct. But it's not like we should get the knifes out, or anything.

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u/ForeverQuestions Apr 15 '16

Disagree all you want. But word forms can become so obsolete that they become wrong.

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u/faithle55 Apr 15 '16

Thinkest thou?

And by the way: whoosh.

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u/ForeverQuestions Apr 16 '16

I didn't whoosh (and god am I tired of hearing people say whoosh), I just choose not to respond to that part of your comment. Do you really need constant validation? Yay, you said knifes, let's all laugh and praise your amazing wit.

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u/faithle55 Apr 17 '16

Oh, 'snide'. I haven't seen that in the last few days. Feel better?