Goose/geese, so why not moose/meese?
Image from wallmu.com 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. A lone moose stands in the water, and three other moose run through it. [from the Ottawa Sun]