Why do we say one goose, two geese, but one moose, two moose?
The answer lies in the word origins, as explained so elegantly by Kory Stamper, associate editor at Merriam Webster. Goose comes from Old English, while moose comes from Algonquian, a North American native tongue.
One Maine moose on the left, three moose on the right, from the Ottawa Sun:
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