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Title: Problem Post by: Panda Paws on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 00:21:31 A Problem arose at work today and I require the assistance of people who love beer.............
What is the plural of Guinness?? Guinnesses or Guinnii or what?? Title: Problem Post by: Simon Pieman on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 00:28:44 Guinnesses
Title: Problem Post by: Panda Paws on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 00:50:14 I'm not convinced
Title: Problem Post by: axs on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 03:29:17 no, it really is Guinesses.
Title: Problem Post by: Batch on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 07:29:49 This is reminiscent of the argument I had about the plural of octopus. Ooctopodes or octopuses but never octopi.
It's a crazy life on the edge life I lead sometime. Anyway I go for Guinesses too, or even that Guiness is its own plural - "I had 5 Guiness(es) down the pub." Title: Problem Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 07:45:45 In Latin I believe it is 'Multi Guinnii' :wink:
Title: Problem Post by: herthab on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 08:28:43 Quote from: "Batch" This is reminiscent of the argument I had about the plural of octopus. Ooctopodes or octopuses but never octopi. It's a crazy life on the edge life I lead sometime. Anyway I go for Guinesses too, or even that Guiness is its own plural - "I had 5 Guiness(es) down the pub." I'd go for that. I've never heard anyone say Guinesses, or Guinessi, or anything else. Title: Problem Post by: sonic youth on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 10:38:46 pint of guinness - singular
pints of guinness - plural Title: Problem Post by: Simon Pieman on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 11:26:39 If there was a family with the surname Guinness, you would call them the Guinnesses. Just like you would the Joneses or the Smiths.
Problem solved. Title: Problem Post by: sonic youth on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 11:28:08 would they be black with bleached blonde hair?
Title: Problem Post by: Simon Pieman on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 11:28:42 Quote from: "sonic youth" would they be black with bleached blonde hair? They would be Don Kings offspring. Probably. Title: Problem Post by: flammableBen on Sunday, September 9, 2007, 00:55:07 Why would anybody need a past tense singular?
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