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Subject:	Re: Treacleheads (was Re: Sticking it to Todd (was Re: Clones Database))
Newsgroups:	lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Wed, 8 Nov 2000 18:37:42 GMT
Reply-To:	mattdm@mattdm.orgAVOIDSPAM
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Dave Low <stinglessbee@hotSPAMFREEmail.com> wrote: > 2. A usage that is wrong on the grounds of grammar, law and aesthetics. > Do you say "I like fasts reds cars"? or "I like to drink Cokes"? (this one > might be okay if you're a severe caffeine addict) It's wrong, but not for that reason. It's wrong because it's an adjective, and adjectives don't really have plurals. But in popular usuage, it's a noun, and there's no reason for it to not have a regular plural. And people do say "I drank a couple of cokes." :) -- Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/ Boston University Linux ---> http://linux.bu.edu/

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		Re: Treacleheads (was Re: Sticking it to Todd (was Re: Clones Database))
(...) Thank you Matthew. And because I've had two hours sleep in about forty I'll just point out that 1. fast and red are in fact adjectives, hence the first example, and 2. Coke is a trademark and a proper noun (like LEGO) hence the second example. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Treacleheads (was Re: Sticking it to Todd (was Re: Clones Database))
(...) Warning: exactly the kind of post that should go to .o-t.vent follows. So I've o-t.d'ed, but since this <treacley juggernaut> of a thread is still in .au, I'm not holding back. And I should say that I'm more than a bit <treacley>'d off with a (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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