Lexicology
Posted on: 2005-04-24 01:59:09, by Erando

Man --!gt Men
Woman --!gt Women
Human --!gt Humans
Why isn't the plural of "human" "humen"?

Can't tell it's two in the morning, can you?

Um...
Posted: 2005-04-24 12:30:54, by TheBackofMyMind

...because it would sound too much like the herb Cumin?

Oh....
Posted: 2005-04-24 12:32:04, by TheBackofMyMind

...and that's pronounced like Q-min, get your mind out of the gutter.

Ehm,
Posted: 2005-04-24 12:40:21, by Erando

Yeah, I know how it's pronounced. We use that spice regularly in cooking, especially chili. The letter "c" in English does have that bizarre property to be followed with a semi-vowel when the following vowel is "u." Isn't orthography fun? :)

semi?
Posted: 2005-04-24 16:21:27, by Lushbaugh

Does that mean it's like a semi sweet chocolate chip or is it a poser vowel?

Poser.
Posted: 2005-04-25 12:57:46, by Erando

Though if they made your mouth taste like chocolate when you said them, I'd say things like "yayayaya" or "wawawawa" all the time. I'd be a raving, chocolate looney, but I'd be a happy raving, chocolate looney.