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coastie72
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I like EBMM's, that works for me! Now that I've said that I guess I need to start looking for a Bongo so I can have EBMM's instead of a Music Man 
Moose308
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Once you graduate from school, you are considered an Alumnus.
You and your former classmates are called Alumni.
If you walk in the desert, and see a prickly little lump, you call it a cactus.
Looking around you may see others, and so you see many cacti.
So, I own a Music Man. Actually, I own two. So I have two Music Mani?
You and your former classmates are called Alumni.
If you walk in the desert, and see a prickly little lump, you call it a cactus.
Looking around you may see others, and so you see many cacti.
So, I own a Music Man. Actually, I own two. So I have two Music Mani?
oddjob
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While this is true (and it is) it can also be considered a proper noun (which can stand alone... ie, "Look at that Music Man"). Because of that fact, it can be pluralized; however, it is not subject to the rules of irregular nouns (so, technically it is "Music Mans" when used as a plural proper noun). Actually, the reality of it is that the plural form of the noun, since it it is proper, is formed by standardized pluralization rules (with a few exceptions) UNLESS the person, place, thing, or idea says it spelled otherwise (in simple terms it is "Music Mans" unless BP says it is otherwise
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RobertB
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I love how people switch from webonics to proper spelling, grammar and punctuation in these kinds of discussions. I think I even saw the correct usage of a semicolon somewhere ... a semicolon!
jlepre
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Do knuckleheads have way too much time on their hands?
oddjob
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You mean this little thing ";"????????
Ken Baker
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Ken Baker
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I've been waiting for just the right moment for that line.
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You've all been very helpful and informative. My quest for this little "dash" of punctuation is fulfilled.
Thank you all very much, with special thanks going out to Jack and Sterling for putting up with me.
Ken...
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You've all been very helpful and informative. My quest for this little "dash" of punctuation is fulfilled.
Thank you all very much, with special thanks going out to Jack and Sterling for putting up with me.
Ken...
bovinehost
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Well played, sir.
TNT
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Precisely speaking it is "Music Adam". Which is a transliteration of the Hebrew - "man".
Adam represents the entire species as "one" creation. So, technically speaking:
Music Man is correct - great job BP; how'd you know that??!!
Adam represents the entire species as "one" creation. So, technically speaking:
Music Man is correct - great job BP; how'd you know that??!!
depends on the use lol, if its reffering to a collection of musicman basses "musicman basses" would be more than acceptable. in all cases i think the term "musicman" is actually an adjective noun, thats a noun being used as an adjective to further describe another noun.
on a funny side note apparently its proper to never ad the pluralization to a word modifying a noun
take this sentance
"i will have three whopper juniors"
junior is a modification on the word whopper so the proper english way to say it is
"i will have three whoppers junior"
also since musicman is a brand name or a title its probobly not proper to modify the name in other ways besides adding a s
coming from the guy who punctuates most of his sentaces with commas and hitting the enter key.
on a funny side note apparently its proper to never ad the pluralization to a word modifying a noun
take this sentance
"i will have three whopper juniors"
junior is a modification on the word whopper so the proper english way to say it is
"i will have three whoppers junior"
also since musicman is a brand name or a title its probobly not proper to modify the name in other ways besides adding a s
coming from the guy who punctuates most of his sentaces with commas and hitting the enter key.
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oddjob
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That is the great thng of American English... while the rule is true, AE has evolved its own set of rules and most of the time those modifiers actually become part of the "name" thus become part of the noun. In the Whopper case, "Junior" is actually considered to be part of the proper noun and not a modifier (even though it technically is).
I look at this and it is sad that I actually know and remember this stuff from my 2 years of master's level grammar classes (not that I use any of it... I just teach it
)
drTStingray
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I agree with these non-legally binding sentiments entirely.
....to put another slant on it............ I know people who always buy one type of car - they don't say 'I drive Ford cars' - they say 'I drive Fords'.
I know others who always play one sort of bass - they say 'I play only W*rw**ks' - I say nice place, very big castle - oh you're talking about basses, sorry I misunderstood.
I know others who say 'I play only F*n*ers' - I say hmmm you may need medication.
I agree you can't say 'I play Musicmen' sounds daft - and if you were in certain parts of this country you'd have to say 'I play Music gentlemen', or even 'Music chaps' -
I guess MusicMan basses is best.
Just be glad you don't have a collection of Gr**ch Country Gentlemans/men
I wonder what they refer to them as!
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That is the great thng of American English... while the rule is true, AE has evolved its own set of rules and most of the time those modifiers actually become part of the "name" thus become part of the noun. In the Whopper case, "Junior" is actually considered to be part of the proper noun and not a modifier (even though it technically is).
I look at this and it is sad that I actually know and remember this stuff from my 2 years of master's level grammar classes (not that I use any of it... I just teach it
i love american english for that lol. i know a bunch of random etymological orgins of words and phrases and force myself to tell them at any moment i can.
