yes, it all boils down to whether we are talking about FAQ the page of a site, or whether what is meant is a question for the FAQ page, doesn't it? I am having to clarify the meaning of what I am trying to edit here.
Dana On 5/9/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've always been taught that if you have two rodents, they're mice, but > if you have two pointing devices, they're mouses. > > But my point was mostly that it sounds more right to me to say "I wrote > two FAQs" than "I wrote two FAQ". That's all. > > --Ben > > Jerry Johnson wrote: > > If you can ever understand how to pluralize everything (in English), > > please teach me. I think the rules were written by slightly unstable > > people, very late at night, who were drinking. Alot. > > > > One example I always love: > > > > If you have three fish of the same species, you have fish. > > If you have three fish of three different species, you have fishes. > > > > > > 5/9/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I wrote three different FAQ for three different websites? If I'm using > >>FAQ as a collective noun (which it seems to me it has become) the > >>shouldn't I pluralize that? > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get Instant Hacker Protection, Virus Detection, Antispam & Personal Firewall. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=62 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156737 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
