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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:43 AM
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No. Benz' would be another form of the possessive.
 
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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The plural of BMW is BMWs. The safest way to pluralize an acronym is to use it as a modifier such as, "The BMW cars."

Here, this should confuse you. The plural of:

mph is mph,
rpm is rpm.

Why? Because they are already plural.

- mph is miles per hour
- rpm is revolutions per minute


 
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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ORIGINAL: sleepwalker

The plural of Benz is Benzes
so what is the plural of BMW?

Bmws or Bimmers for cars and Beamers for cycles
 
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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You crack me up, man. It's Beemers, not Beamers.
 
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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So we have a number of opinions on plural ( Iwon't ask for the pluperfect subjunctive). If you want a look athe webpage I've been scouting http://japanusedcar.net/auction/car_...=Mercedes-Benz most of these are LHD.

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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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We're talking about nouns, not verbs. Tell me how to conjugate a noun.
 
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 06:11 PM
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What's the exchange rate? Its kinda hard to spot a deal without that.
 
Old Sep 21, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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the exchange rate is aprox 100yen to the dollar.

A Tourist is wandering through the combat zone in Boston looking for a seafood restaraunt. He spots a policeman and asks "Where can I get scrod" The policeman answers I have been asked that question many times before but this is the first time I have haerd the pluperfect subjunctive" . The pluperfect subjunctive was posited as a point of levity not as an error in grammar.

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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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Not that I am not enjoying the dialogue!
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 07:39 AM
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*scratches head* Am I back in Mr. Smith's Advanced English class?!
 



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