Vincent Teo  +  580907 Tue, 28 Oct 08 03:30 AM How do I explain the reason, why do we say, "fish" instead of "fishes" Eg: There are many fish in the aquarium. Vincent Teo Joined on Sat, Mar 31 2007 Veteran Member 5,660

	AlpheccaStars  +  580909 Tue, 28 Oct 08 03:54 AM It's just one of those funny irregularities in English Many words, such as deer, moose, and sheep, are spelled and pronounced the same way in both their singular and plural forms. Other interesting words with this property are congeries, kudos, premises, shrimp, bison, shambles, series, and species. Fish can be both singular and plural, yet fishes is also a correct pluralization of the word. Other irregular plurals originated in the highly inflected Old English: goose - geese mouse - mice ox - oxen tooth - teeth   AlpheccaStars Joined on Sun, Oct 12 2008 Senior Member 3,508 The pen is mightier than the sword. Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) Plurals

	Yoong Liat  +  580930 Tue, 28 Oct 08 05:41 AM Vincent Teo “How do I explain the reason, why do we say, "fish" instead of "fishes" Eg: There are many fish in the aquarium. ” Use 'fishes' if you want to emphasize different types of fish; otherwise, use 'fish'. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757