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Topic: Un-needed Plurals.
Moondark Joined Tue 11/27/07 Posts: 5866	Thu 10/30/08 03:19 PM Edited by Moondark on Thu 10/30/08 03:22 PM
For the past 10 years, I've noticed an increase in the addition of 's' to words that are already plural. Now I'm hearing these all the time, even on t.v. Deer has become Deers. Beer has become Beers. Elk has become Elks. Moose has even become Mooses. What happened?

MisKim323 Joined Sat 06/28/08 Posts: 14563	Thu 10/30/08 03:21 PM


Riding_Dubz Joined Wed 05/21/08 Posts: 22110	Thu 10/30/08 03:21 PM
yo can i get some beers

shoesmonkey Joined Sat 01/19/08 Posts: 7088	Thu 10/30/08 03:24 PM
Sssssssssloppy English?

IMAGR81 Joined Mon 08/18/08 Posts: 1443	Thu 10/30/08 03:25 PM
Well I think it all started to happen when Snoop Dogg started saying fizchizle.

Pete026 Joined Sun 10/14/07 Posts: 14799	Thu 10/30/08 03:26 PM
I think New Yorkers are to blame. "Youze guys are the bests"

franshade Joined Tue 07/24/07 Posts: 24704	Thu 10/30/08 03:27 PM
I dont be seeing nuffin wrong with beers, I think it sounds good

Riding_Dubz Joined Wed 05/21/08 Posts: 22110	Thu 10/30/08 03:27 PM
uppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp ddddddddddiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Dan99 Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941	Thu 10/30/08 03:32 PM
Certain people around where i live add and take off plurals almost randomly. 'can i get some bean on toasts?' 'Freddie Mercury, he died of aid' 'like my new pairs of trouser?'

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Thu 10/30/08 03:36 PM
For the past 10 years, I've noticed an increase in the addition of 's' to words that are already plural. Now I'm hearing these all the time, even on t.v. Deer has become Deers. Beer has become Beers. Elk has become Elks. Moose has even become Mooses. What happened? But the real tragedy is the constant misuse of apostrophes: "I saw two deer's drinking two beer's in front of two elk's and two moose's." When will people figure out that apostrophes are almost always only used for possessives and contractions? NOT plurals. It's not rocket's science, folk's.

Pete026 Joined Sun 10/14/07 Posts: 14799	Thu 10/30/08 03:37 PM
But the real tragedy is the constant misuse of apostrophes: "I saw two deer's drinking two beer's in front of two elk's and two moose's." When will people figure out that apostrophes are almost always only used for possessives and contractions? NOT plurals. It's not rocket's science, folk's. Yaaay! Someone else who understands apostrophes

franshade Joined Tue 07/24/07 Posts: 24704	Thu 10/30/08 03:38 PM
my favorites are mens, womens and mines

Moondark Joined Tue 11/27/07 Posts: 5866	Thu 10/30/08 03:38 PM
At least I'm not alone.

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Thu 10/30/08 03:41 PM
Also sheeps.

Alzeimer Joined Thu 10/23/08 Posts: 2268	Thu 10/30/08 03:46 PM
Just a reflection of society on how people are getting lazy with spelling it the right way.

quiet_2008 Joined Sat 08/30/08 Posts: 11138	Thu 10/30/08 03:48 PM
fishes?

Moondark Joined Tue 11/27/07 Posts: 5866	Thu 10/30/08 03:48 PM
That is what is so odd. They are ADDING letters, making it longer.

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Thu 10/30/08 03:56 PM
When I took Russian in high school, the teacher used to talk about how English had so many irregular plural forms -- children, radii, phenomena, personae, hooves, teeth, various words where the singular and plural are the same, etc. But it just ain't that hard if you're paying attention.

Mr_Music Joined Wed 10/22/08 Posts: 10677	Thu 10/30/08 04:32 PM Edited by Mr_Music on Thu 10/30/08 04:33 PM
But the real tragedy is the constant misuse of apostrophes: "I saw two deer's drinking two beer's in front of two elk's and two moose's." When will people figure out that apostrophes are almost always only used for possessives and contractions? NOT plurals. It's not rocket's science, folk's. THANK YOU!!!! If I would've said this, I would've gotten my ass jumped. Also, "A LOT" is TWO words. Not ONE!

quiet_2008 Joined Sat 08/30/08 Posts: 11138	Thu 10/30/08 04:36 PM
like "a lotta those'uns"?