Date:  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 16:20:10 -0500

From:  Charles F Juengling <juen0001[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GOLD.TC.UMN.EDU>

Subject: Re: Mouse/Mice=House/Hice (fwd)



The following message is from Prof. Paul Coggle of the Univ of Kent:



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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 08:43:09 +0100

From: pc1 <P.A.Coggle[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ukc.ac.uk>

To: Charles F Juengling <juen0001[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]gold.tc.umn.edu>

Cc: P.A.Coggle[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ukc.ac.uk

Subject: Re: Mouse/Mice=House/Hice (fwd)



Hi Fritz



`hice' as the plural of `house' is just

a joke and is rarely found in the UK,

because `hice' (singular) for `house'

is the way that the royal family

pronounce this word.



They have a `hice' in London (Buck Pal)

a `hice' in Windsor (Windsor Castle)

a `hice' in Norfolf (Sandringham)

and a `hice' in Scotland (Balmoral).



I hope this clarifies the issue

as far as theUK is concerned!



By all means pass this message on

to the uninitiated.



Cheers,



Paul