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    Plurals, faux-Latin and other terribly important rubbish

    Since Posh Tourer managed to bag me on an incorrect Latin plural (-us to -ii) in a thread about #$&*s which SpankMe subsequently shut down like the filth it was and thereby prevented me from responding in context to, I thought I'd bring it up again like the pedantic nitpicker wot I am.

    You see (and I knew this, no, really!) we were BOTH wrong. I was setting up a subtle double-edged joke by correcting Trashy with *another* incorrect spelling. Since the name of that particular #$&* manufacturer isn't Latin, but a made-up English proper noun by usage, the correct plural is Lexuses.

    Not Lexi.



    Phew. You know, I don't think I would have been able to get to sleep tonight without setting that straight.
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    Wonderfull I really needed to know that.
    I still reckon the best way to make a standard @%# hot is to set the bugger on fire.
    How long do ya' think this thread will last?

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    On the Internet, is showing off your "intelligence" using a dead language and tricky linguistical techniques the equivalent of shiny spiny wheels on a toyota ??
    Not even with yours!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by duckman
    On the Internet, is showing off your "intelligence" using a dead language and tricky linguistical techniques the equivalent of shiny spiny wheels on a toyota ??
    Nope.

    It's the equivalent of purple neon lights under the floorpan.
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    The confusion possibly arises from 'lex' being the Latin word for law, statute or covenant, agreement.

    Lexis and Lexus, as far as I can tell, are not Latin words. Lexus does appear to be a girl's name also, ie the pRon star Lexus Locklear. Not that I know what pRon is, or have ever watched any...

    So mister Random's logic appears sound.

    Can I also be a pedant? Guilty as charged.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Nope.

    It's the equivalent of purple neon lights under the floorpan.
    Ahhhh - I was wondering ....
    Not even with yours!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey
    Lexis and Lexus, as far as I can tell, are not Latin words.
    Indeed.

    I think 'Lexus' comes from the same fertile Japanese imagination that thought that naming a vehicle model the 'Emina' was a good idea.
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    General aimless statement intended to stir some responses:


    (Kiwi Biker) Forums=> OFF TOPIC => Rave on:

    Talk about any non-motorbike stuff here.




    Can't we harp on about speed-cut defenders for cages, smoking pot, council 'erections', God, (caution: cheap shot >>>) how Duckman's bike isn't as cool as it's 4 cylinder, 750cc counter-part for which it is oft mistaken for, and other Off Topic or Non-Motorbike stuff?

    Now I have to PM White Trash, which doesn't exactly add to my post-count...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey
    how Duckman's bike ... 4 cylinder, 750cc counter-part for which it is oft mistaken for
    Not by me it isn't.

    The TLR wins Blobbiest Plastic Bodywork By A Mile in my book. I can pick 'em blobbing their way down the road from a kilometer away.

    As opposed to the clean, sharp lines of the GSXR750, which are identical to the clean, sharp lines of every other GSXR model. Good thing GSXRs are quite exclusive and pricey, or the discerning individuals who ride them might end up feeling a bit... common...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Indeed.

    I think 'Lexus' comes from the same fertile Japanese imagination that thought that naming a vehicle model the 'Emina' was a good idea.
    Talking about which,I saw a toyota that looked to be an off shoot of a corolla or some other gutless wonder on the motoway a few days back.
    It was called a "Tercel"
    Ok it was cool to call a strong bike a Hyabusa but a bloody toyota shit box a Tercel,,,,

    Look it up under "birds of prey"

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    ...or the discerning individuals who ride them might end up feeling a bit... common...
    A bit like fxr owners one could say

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Indeed.

    I think 'Lexus' comes from the same fertile Japanese imagination that thought that naming a vehicle model the 'Emina' was a good idea.
    The word Lexus is and acronym of Luxury export US. A luxury car developed for the US market. Just anothe piece of useless information..........that became useful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Since Posh Tourer managed to bag me on an incorrect Latin plural (-us to -ii) in a thread about #$&*s which SpankMe subsequently shut down like the filth.
    So what happened to freedom of speech SpankMe?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Since the name of that particular #$&* manufacturer isn't Latin, but a made-up English proper noun by usage, the correct plural is Lexuses.

    Not Lexi.
    Which I guess is the same reason why we don't go see rugby in stadia, and spend time on internet forii.
    And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by celticno6
    Which I guess is the same reason why we don't go see rugby in stadia, and spend time on internet forii.
    or fora...

    Just to show nobody has a monopoly on pedantry...
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