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22 March 2010, 09:47 PM | #1 |
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Plural for Rolex?
is it Rolexes? Rolexs? just Rolex?
just a dumb question..
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You say Tomato , I say Rolexes.....lets call the whole thing off ! Seriously though , I have never heard any other use than Rolexes , as the plural.
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Rolexi, of course.
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Rolexes.
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This is actually a good question. Since Rolex is a name wouldn't the proper use be Rolex's???
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Generally accepted regular plural: Rolexes. Or, you could try the classical Greek/Latin version: Rolices
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The proper plural would be Rolexes, it follows the same rule as, boxes/foxes/taxes. It aids pronunciation, I was a language student and I am very geeky because I still love grammar, syntax, spelling etc. |
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The easy thing is to say Rolex watches
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Rolexes for me...
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Rolexen.
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Have you heard anyone say
I own two Mercedeses??? It is Rolex even in plural |
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I say I have two Rolex but would like to have many Rolex.
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The plural of Rolex is simply "Rolex".
Trust me. I am a (closet) grammar-Nazi.
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hmmmmm....tax/taxes and fox/foxes is pretty persuasive...... |
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That is of course similar to mouse:mice and house:houses... not so? Reading the above again, it sounds rather condescending which it really isn't meant to be. Terry |
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These links are for the MacMillan dictionary.
Under "word forms" in both British and American English, the plural of Rolex is listed as Rolexes. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/d.../british/Rolex http://www.macmillandictionary.com/d...american/Rolex Years ago when Jan Libourel was editor of "Handguns" magazine, he would write the plural of Taurus (a Brazilian firearms manufacturer) as Taurii. The grammar Nazis would go berzerk, but he'd never flinch, although he did once explain that it was his idea of a joke and the grammar Nazis needed to chill. |
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one Rolex.. and many Rolex watches...
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I find "Rolexes" convenient to use when required!!
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