Public notice no. ouse–2

The Hice &
Blice Bureau

English made one mouse into two mice and then expected every other –ouse to behave itself. Jon declined. This bureau investigates the consequences.

Plural inspection test

Choose the plural authorized by Jon’s entirely consistent and therefore suspicious system.

Complete the official record

One house.
Two…?

Select the least responsible answer.

Experimental division

Enter any word. The Model 2-ICE applies the Bureau’s house rule, including to words that have absolutely no business being nouns.

Singular specimen

Bureau determination

one warehouse → two warehice

Grammatically indefensible. Mechanically impeccable.

Exhibit 01 mouse → mice

The specimen that started the trouble.

Exhibit 02 house → hice

Architects have declined to comment.

Exhibit 03 louse → lice

Annoyingly, English agrees this time.

Exhibit 04 blouse → blice

A fashionable grammatical incident.

Exhibit 05 nouse → nice

An imaginary thing with a splendid plural.

Exhibit 06 rouse → rice

Usually a verb. The Bureau is unconcerned.

Exhibit 07 twouse → twice

Two of these is, naturally, twice.

Exhibit 08 ouse → ice

Remove enough letters and winter arrives.