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  • Phoenix Downs

    20 76.92%
  • Phoenixes Down

    2 7.69%
  • Phoenixes Downs

    0 0%
  • Phoenix Down

    3 11.54%
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Thread: Pluralization

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    absolutely haram Recognized Member Madame Adequate's Avatar
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    I would like to know what you think the plural of "Phoenix Down" is.

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    Phoenixes Downses

    (My answer is 'Phoenix Downs' but 'Phoenixes Down' is probably the more grammatically correct pluralization.)
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    I voted Phoenix Downs just because that's how I say it.
    I agree with Jinx that Phoenixes Down seems the most correct.
    However, saying Phoenixes Downs is more fun.

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    you know

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    I just realized I should have voted for "Other"

    Phoenixi Downi if gender is masculine
    Phoenixae Downae if feminine
    Phoenixa Downa if neuter.

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    pff.. only noobs ever need to stock more than one any ways.
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    The plural of down is downs for the particular meaning of the word. So Phoenix downs.

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    Sounds like an affliction for phoenixes with chromosome issues. "Oh, ignore that one. It has phoenix downs."


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    Phoenix down to chinatown.

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    I probably say Phoenix Downs, but thinking about it, I believe the correct term would be Phoenix Down. Feather down would be the plural in itself, right?

    EDIT: Nope, a quick check shows that the plural of down is downs so there we go.

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    Phoenixen Down

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    I'm following the rule of things like 'culs-de-sac' and 'sisters-in-law'.
    Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
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    I call 'em Pheeney Ds.

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    Phoenix up.

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    Lol well this topic made me realize what they actually are. For some reason I never noticed that it meant "down" in the sense of feathers. Duhhhhhh.
    So I guess the second is technically correct. Although I guess the entire thing is slightly grammatically incorrect in that they say you have 1 phoenix down. That is wrong from the start. That's surely the equivalent of saying "I have 1 hairs".

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