The plural of 'elf' is "elves' and not 'elf's'

LuckyTheDog

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Thu Dec-02-10 04:22 PM
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The plural of 'elf' is "elves' and not 'elf's'

It is taking every bit of self restraint I can muster not to post that on the Facebook page of my semi-literate sister.

Ugh. She has a photo of one of her kids and refers to the kid as "one of Santa's elf's." Awful.

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NightWatcher

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Thu Dec-02-10 04:40 PM
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1. Thank You Falettinme Be Mice ELF Agin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YXPJOUD7G0

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GoCubsGo

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Thu Dec-02-10 04:44 PM
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2. I have two of them like that.

It's amazing. We all went to the same school, had the same teachers, and the same curriculum. Yet neither one of them can properly spell or punctuate.

I suggest you post this on your Facebook page:

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jobycom

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Thu Dec-02-10 04:48 PM
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3. Grammatically, that can work.

May not be what she means, but it does have a meaning. :)

Let her live. :) I posted something a few weeks back--a well thought out argument on something--and the only comment was someone negating the whole argument because I'd typoed "your" instead of "you're," or vice versa. Then there was the time I used "loose," and someone corrected me to "lose," even though I meant "loose." You can "loose" an argument as well as "lose" an argument. :)

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Crystal Clarity

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:02 PM
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4. Speaking of plurals, dumb question but...

If a flock of goose are geese, shouldn't more then one moose be meese? :shrug:

Seriously, I've a boring enough life to have thought about these strange little inconstancies in our english language

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MiddleFingerMom

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:17 PM
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5. You're not alone...

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Someone spent WAY too much time thinking about that.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgpa4qWfB4w&feature=related (no audio)
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The Meesebag Party?
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Please don't tell me what "meesebagging someone" means. Please?
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Crystal Clarity

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:45 PM
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14. wtf?

And I thought I was only one who spent too much time wondering about such things :rofl:

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bif

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:21 PM
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6. Shouldn't the opposite of shorts be longs?

As in a pair of shorts?

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MiddleFingerMom

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:26 PM
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8. I like to call them "big boy pants"...

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...as that term is still so self-affirming for me.
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Crystal Clarity

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:30 PM
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10. Hey yeah, that too

More to ponder. Ayup :freak:

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Kali

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:26 PM
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7. than

more thAn one moose

not more thEn one moose}(

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MiddleFingerMom

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:31 PM
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11. ?!?!?!?!?

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Just call me "Glenn".
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Crystal Clarity

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:36 PM
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13. Whoops

Ya got me there. I'm always doing stuff like that! :hi:

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whistler162

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:26 PM
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9. Have you asked any Elf's what they prefer?

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hobbit709

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Thu Dec-02-10 05:35 PM
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12. "Elf, elf, baby"

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Bucky

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Thu Dec-02-10 06:10 PM
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15. Maybe she's implying that her kid is dating one of santa's elfs

As on "That's my Trudy. She's one of Santa's elf's hos."

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Hayabusa

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Thu Dec-02-10 06:37 PM
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16. I always thought...

That the plural of the fey elf was "elfs", but the plural of the Tolkien version was Elves.

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