 Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Tom-ay-to Or To-mah-to? Just for fun on a dreary Monday morning.... Well, when one describes the type of photography they do, and mentions a "still life", they often pluralize it. What, pray tell, is the correct pluralization of "still life"?? Still Lifes? Still Lives? Things that make you go "Hmmmm....".
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Robyn Gwilt |
A sit still - if its adult - ? Ok, now I have a mongoose, and buy another one, what do I now have 2 mon......?
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Kerry L. Walker |
How about just plain mayter? LOL
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Kerry, I'm not THAT southern....LOL.
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Good point, Robyn. I like mongeese. Why not?
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Kerry L. Walker |
Is 3 mongeeses?
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Mong-eye.
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Kerry L. Walker |
Is that simlar to pink-eye?
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Cacti.
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Kerry L. Walker |
Gotcha.
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Spelled it phonetically as to avoid confusion and mispronunciation, i.e. "monjee" which is, if the truth be known, my strippin' name.
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Kerry L. Walker |
If I was to become a stripper I would have to use something like Moby Dick since I resemble a white whale - a beached one at that!
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
DON'T DO THAT KERRY! You scared me to death with the "Moby Dick" reference. Thought you were going somewhere else with it....should've known better...
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Known better that you wouldn't be vulgar, that is, cause you're a nice guy.
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Bob Cammarata |
The accepted plurilization of Still Life is Still Lifes. Those who would feel awkward saying or writing this might refer to them as "still life images",...or "fine examples of still life." ...Now, if we can just figure out why we park on a driveway...but drive on a parkway. (??) Bob
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Robyn Gwilt |
Bob don't get me started, in the USA you call it a trunk, we call it a boot, you call it a glove compartment (who the hell wears gloves to drive) in SA - a cubby-hole, you call it fanny, we call it a backside, you call it a 'tush' I think, we call it a fanny, why are people from Poland called Poles, but people from Holland are not Holes????? shall we continue? LOL - Officially is 1 mongoose, another mongoose!
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Bob Cammarata |
Shouldn't the plural of mongoose be "mongaggle"?
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Robyn, you've got me rolling with "Holes" remark. Someone stopped in my office to see what was up! LOL!! That was great. Tusch is Yiddish, I believe, and I thought you were fluent, with all your platzing...
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Bob - I like that...mongaggle.
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