[Proposal] oxen → oxes

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  • Month Seven 24, 2026 at 9:05 pm #1538
    zhonglish
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    This is a proposal to retire the word oxen in favor of oxes.

    The only surviving -en plural. Brethren, children, oxen — let children keep it, oxen can go.

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    Month Seven 24, 2026 at 10:20 pm #1844
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    There’s exactly ONE surviving -en plural in regular use (children). Oxen is the second and it’s barely hanging on.

    Let it go naturally. We don’t need to push it.

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