Adam says goslings, Alonzo says geese. But what if it was a several sets of geese? Would that be geeses? And if the geeses were followed by several sets of mice would that be meeses? Or would meeses be a series of mooses?
I see it. Mooses following meeses following geeses. It all makes senses and it would make for quite the census.
A couple of years back, I kayaked around a bunch of ducklings in flotilla formation. Suddenly, they all dove as the resident Bald Eagle came bombing down at them.
I didn't count them beforehand, so I don't know if it was a successful raid.
Happy for the geese child care center, there doesn't seem to be a resident eagle on that stretch of the Charles.
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Grammar 101
GEESE... Plural.
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Adam says goslings, Alonzo says geese. But what if it was a several sets of geese? Would that be geeses? And if the geeses were followed by several sets of mice would that be meeses? Or would meeses be a series of mooses?
I see it. Mooses following meeses following geeses. It all makes senses and it would make for quite the census.
English is tough.
But 'crossing' as a noun is
But 'crossing' as a noun is singular.
So 'goose crossing,' like 'pedestrian crossing' or 'train crossing,' is correct.
The collective is
Gaggle, which could be applied to either geese or goslings, which would be the majority of the gaggle.
Should collective nouns be singular or plural? In the U.S. I believe is the former, while in the U.K. it is the latter.
Goslings are bebe geeses,
Goslings are bebe geeses, which is what this gaggle is.
Eagle Snacks
A couple of years back, I kayaked around a bunch of ducklings in flotilla formation. Suddenly, they all dove as the resident Bald Eagle came bombing down at them.
I didn't count them beforehand, so I don't know if it was a successful raid.
Happy for the geese child care center, there doesn't seem to be a resident eagle on that stretch of the Charles.
i counted 27
seems like a lot. is that normal? and i am pretty the plural of gosling is not geesling, so gaggle of goslings
About 5-8 per nest is typical
About 5-8 per nest is typical but often different sets of parent geese will combine broods, which must have happened here. I count 32, by the way.
It's known as a "Crèche". A
It's known as a "Crèche". A goose version of kindergarten or daycare.
Adorable!
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