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(...) Right, like "the peoples of various countries", "people" == "a single group" where "peoples" = "a bunch of groups". A plural of a plural? Sounds kinda hypercubish to me. ;-) Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) "The monies of various countries." (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Are you wondering why it is spelled "monies" rather than "moneys"? Actually I think both are acceptable and the latter may even be more common. As to the reason, I don't know-- maybe it reflects the evolution of the word "money" from the old (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's English. It's just irregular. However, the spelling "moneys" is also acceptable. Of course, "money" is also used as a plural term in itself. ("Give me some money.") (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Why is "monies" the plural of "money?" To open two different locks do you need a pair of kies? Or if you're conducting a series of polls, are you taking survies? Just wondering... Dave! (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Well, our first glimpse of the future of the Final Fantasy game series is now up and running! Go to (URL) to see it! (It has a pretty hefty flash content, so it may slow down for some people...) Also, all pages scroll horizontally as opposed to the (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: vegetarians (was Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?)
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(...) deserts are where it's at for me currently. my latest success was fake chocolate cheesecake that fooled some non-vegetarians. I also have this crazy dream of opening a diner(stainless steel and all) that serves typically diner food but all of (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) cows (...) I'm a northern Illinois farm boy (okey, flame the hell out of me <g>) and all our beef cattle were steers. I couldn't imagine anyone eating old cow carcasses. likewise, you don't get much dairy product from steers. Tom (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not me. If you don't believe me, come to Michigan where we raise both beef cows and dairy cows and you will soon discover that milk from a beef cow tastes marginal at best and meat from a dairy cow is absolutely awful, tough and stringy and (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes! That's it. That place rocked! Actually that whole neighborhood was cool. Kind of like Clark and Belmont in Chicago...maybe all cities have a place like that. (...) :-( (...) That sounds likely, but I just don't remember. I'm pretty sure (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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