A wildlife biology grad student was writing a proposal to get some funding for a mongoose research project. He sat at his computer and typed:
"I will attach radio collars to a pair of mongooses...."
Wait, he thought, that doesn't sound right. So, he backspaced and began again:
"I will attach radio collars to a pair of mongeese...."
Still again, he thought, that just doesn't sound right. He backspaced again, and after thinking for several minutes, he began to type:
"I will attach a radio collar to an adult mongoose. Immediately after the first is attached, I will attach a second collar to another mongoose..."
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