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« on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 00:21:31 » |
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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??
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« Reply #1 on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 00:28:44 » |
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Guinnesses
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 00:50:14 » |
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I'm not convinced
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« Reply #3 on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 03:29:17 » |
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no, it really is Guinesses.
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« Reply #4 on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 07:29:49 » |
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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."
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« Reply #5 on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 07:45:45 » |
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In Latin I believe it is 'Multi Guinnii'  |
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« Reply #6 on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 08:28:43 » |
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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. |
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« Reply #7 on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 10:38:46 » |
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pint of guinness - singular
pints of guinness - plural
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« Reply #8 on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 11:26:39 » |
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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.
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« Reply #9 on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 11:28:08 » |
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would they be black with bleached blonde hair?
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« Reply #10 on: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 11:28:42 » |
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would they be black with bleached blonde hair? They would be Don Kings offspring. Probably. |
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday, September 9, 2007, 00:55:07 » |
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Why would anybody need a past tense singular?
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