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Old 19 January 2019, 11:32 AM   #61
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I have more than one Rolex. does that cover it?
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Old 19 January 2019, 11:42 AM   #62
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The plural of Rolex is Rolexes.

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Old 19 January 2019, 11:47 AM   #63
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Old 19 January 2019, 11:48 AM   #64
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Rolexus (a Lexus filled with Rolexes), bonus points for anyone who gets this reference
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Old 19 January 2019, 11:50 AM   #65
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Rolexus (a Lexus filled with Rolexes), bonus points for anyone who gets this reference


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Old 19 January 2019, 12:07 PM   #66
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I've writen Rolexes a couple of times but it doesn't feel right but easier to pronounce than Rolexs (in my head) but I agree, Rolex to be correct.

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Old 19 January 2019, 12:13 PM   #67
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I use, "Rolexes," because I am not interested in protecting Rolex's trademark, wall-o-text be damned.
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Old 19 January 2019, 01:22 PM   #68
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Old 19 January 2019, 01:41 PM   #69
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Two Rolex watches (substitute two for three or four or 15)


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Old 19 January 2019, 04:45 PM   #70
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Old 19 January 2019, 05:07 PM   #71
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Old 19 January 2019, 05:17 PM   #72
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Old 19 January 2019, 05:33 PM   #73
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1. I have 2 Omegas.
2. I have many Rolexes

If 1 is right then 2 is also right.
If 1 is wrong, tell me why it's wrong?
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Old 19 January 2019, 06:33 PM   #74
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1. I have 2 Omegas.
2. I have many Rolexes

If 1 is right then 2 is also right.
If 1 is wrong, tell me why it's wrong?
I have 2 Omega watches
I have 2 Rolex watches
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Old 19 January 2019, 07:05 PM   #75
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1. I have 2 Omegas.
2. I have many Rolexes

If 1 is right then 2 is also right.
If 1 is wrong, tell me why it's wrong?
It's not wrong.
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Old 19 January 2019, 08:33 PM   #76
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Old 19 January 2019, 10:16 PM   #77
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It's not wrong.
It should be stated as “I have 2 watches made by Rolex”

Or “2 Rolex watches”

There is only one “Rolex” and that is the (abbreviated name) of the company that makes the watches we love. There cannot, therefore, be plurals (as has been pointed out earlier in this thread)

To say Omegas or Rolexes is not grammatically correct in the context and such phraseology has been born out of lazy use of the English language. It is, however, generally accepted in current language.

You can have 3 submariners. Or 3 day dates. You cannot have 3 Rolexes. Or 3 Rolex for that matter

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Old 19 January 2019, 11:41 PM   #78
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Isn't saying Rolex watches, like saying tuna fish?
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Old 20 January 2019, 12:14 AM   #79
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I learned today that, in addition to never happening, "I got a Rolex for Christmas!" is incorrect, absent an assumed/silent, "watch."

[Note, if Rolex comes out with a coal face, . . . . ]
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Old 20 January 2019, 12:19 AM   #80
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John Daly wrote a song "All my exes wear Rolexes"
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Old 20 January 2019, 12:29 AM   #81
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if you have a Hulk, a batman, and a james cameron why do you even need to know anything else?

Nicknames were created to avoid this debate
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Old 20 January 2019, 12:31 AM   #82
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What is the plural of Rolex?
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Old 20 January 2019, 01:48 AM   #83
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So there’s no wrong answer
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Old 20 January 2019, 01:49 AM   #84
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Old 20 January 2019, 02:33 AM   #85
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Rolexes.
This gets my vote.
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Old 20 January 2019, 02:35 AM   #86
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Not sure. I know I own six rollie pollies though
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Old 20 January 2019, 04:14 AM   #87
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I vote for Rolex watches, unless, as previously stated, awkward in context of writing: "a sea of Rolex on the wrists of the glitterati". Correctness is great, but tone can be meaningful.
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Old 20 January 2019, 07:10 AM   #88
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To say Omegas or Rolexes is not grammatically correct in the context and such phraseology has been born out of lazy use of the English language.
I would draw a distinction between grammar and usage. Grammar governs inflection*, not usage. It is grammatically correct to say "Rolexes," just as it is grammatically correct to say foxes, but not correct to say fox's, foxi, or foxices. Likewise, if the Maddox family were your neighbors, you might say to your wife, "I'm going to go ask the Maddoxes if I can borrow a cup of sugar." "Rolexes" conforms to the rules of grammar regarding the pluralization of proper names, and of words ending in -ex (or -ox, as the case may be). The same goes for "Omegas."

Use of "Rolexes" is technically not correct according to the strict application of the rule regarding the use of a trademarked name in a formal situation, such as an academic paper, news article, legal document, or anywhere else strict observance of the rule would be appropriate. However, this is not a grammatical rule, but a rule of proper usage. As I have said for the umpteenth time now, informal situations may not call for such strict application of the rule, and in some situations, the writer may deliberately wish to be less formal for reasons of style or tone, but would still want to follow general rules of grammar. In such a situation, "Rolexes" would be perfectly acceptable. Please see the Bond novel hypothetical in my previous post.


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Old 20 January 2019, 07:19 AM   #89
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Now I always wondered what the plural of Lexus is?
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Old 20 January 2019, 08:04 AM   #90
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Now I always wondered what the plural of Lexus is?
Lexi.
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