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What's the Singular Form of Cattle? (2010)

• k310 2y ago
  From the article: caption on a cow picture: "What did you call me?" Call me anything you want but call me for dinner.
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• aebtebeten 2y ago
  Capitalism via *kaput (head) and feudalism via *fehu (cattle) stand in a metonymic relation. PIE speakers have been obsessed with livestock for millennia.
  • gradschoolfail 2y ago
    Hmmm no mention of “chattel” often “a chattel” Edit: in comments, but nobody mentions it can be countable
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