JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) So if I have two Nintendo(s?), what is the plural form? Overheard on the playground: His family is rich. He has two Nintendos! One upstairs and one in his bedroom. Edited June 30, 2021 by JamesRobot 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I think the correct term is "Nintendo Entertainment Systems", unless his Daddy is Bill Gates or Bezos who bought out the company and then split it into two by the same name. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Ninten-di 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Nintendies 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 Argument 1: Nintendo Like moose, the plural of Nintendo is Nintendo. Or Nintendo is the name of the company and therefore singularly, Nintendo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 Argument 2: Nintendos Just add a S. Nintendos Or I have dos (as in 2) Nintendos. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,934 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 For a moment I thought ending in I before reading the poll would be funny. Thinking back over the years, it has been Nintendos, though I could see a case for just calling it Nintendo alone too so I'm split. Some names don't rightly get plurality. A grocery chain(big) in this area is called KROGER. They always call themselves that, even in the plural, the only time I've ever seen it called Krogers is by random people in print or speech. Thinking about it more, I'm kind of leaning that way, but habit put the S on it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) Argument III: Nintendo's *You fool! Apostrophe S can only indicate posession. Wrong! There are a few rare instances where apostrophe S is indeed acceptable or even the standard. In the matter of plural capital letters, AP style recommends the apostrophe S to indicate the plural (Chicago states to just add an S). You know your three R's, right? Readin', ritin' and 'rithmetic. And in the case of single numerals, both AP and Chicago style recommend the the apostrophe. I hit the jackpot on the slots! Straight 7's. I'm gonna buy a dozen Nintendo's with all my winnings! https://www.dailywritingtips.com/forming-plurals-with-s/ Edited June 30, 2021 by JamesRobot 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,707 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plurals 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj_robot | 542 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Nintendo$ Duh 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) Argument B: Nintendoes Potato Potatoes Tomato Tomatoes Torpedo Torpedoes Nintendo Nintendoes Or Nintendoes what Sega don't! Edited June 30, 2021 by JamesRobot 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Nintenders or nintendys 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Gimmie a chicken nintender sandwich with a side of chicken nintendys. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,723 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 天堂 (tendo) means heaven/paradise, if you were talking about two different heavens or something in Japanese, how would you make it plural? Maybe we need to do the same format to make it a plural here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,712 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Tanooki said: A grocery chain(big) in this area is called KROGER. They always call themselves that, even in the plural, the only time I've ever seen it called Krogers is by random people in print or speech. If we’re talking about a company, this is only sensible. If the context is locations, adding an s makes sense, but that is vernacular, not corporate speech. Joe Blow would say “there are 3 Krogers in County X,” but KROGER Inc. would say “KROGER™ has 3 stores/there are 3 KROGER™ locations in County X.” There is no reason for Joe Blow to adhere to the corporate branding accepted language in mundane conversation. But it’s irrelevant to the OP, which is about a consumer item, rather than a store or brand. If KROGER sold a Kroger Item Widget that was as synonymous with their brand as the NES was for Nintendo, and most people called the KIW “a Kroger”, then certainly two of them would be called “two Krogers”. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 3 hours ago, JamesRobot said: Argument B: Nintendoes Potato Potatoes Tomato Tomatoes Torpedo Torpedoes Nintendo Nintendoes Or Nintendoes what Sega don't! I mean this argument to me says that it can't be Nintendoes because it's already a word that means something else, it's what Nintendoes. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Sometime you can use it how it wasnt nintended to be. Nintenionally misspelling to fit the vernacular. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 851 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 i believe Nintendo, like Lego, does not get pluralized. You may have two Nintendo systems, but there is only one Nintendo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 10 hours ago, JamesRobot said: Argument B: Nintendoes Potato Potatoes Tomato Tomatoes Torpedo Torpedoes Nintendo Nintendoes Or Nintendoes what Sega don't! I had this exact thought in the early morning today when I awoke. I'm not a word nerd (I say that as a loving expression) by any stretch but from my recollection and consideration, it seems that when a word ends with a long "o", you add an "es" at the end to tip off the reader that you say "-ohs" rather than "-ahs" like the examples given by JamesRobot. However, rules are sometimes different for transliterated text from other languages. Whenever the rules were defined for converting Japanese text to English sounding counter-text, I'm not sure if it was implied that if an "-o" is at the end of a word, you should always assume it's an "-oh" sound, rather than "ah" and the "e" of "-es" is redundant. My initial vote was "Nintendos", but I actually tend to agree with @twiztor since it's a proper noun and is likely not to be pluralized. Helping words like "systems" should likely be used for clarification and possession. However, if that's not the case and Nintendo can be pluralized, it might actually be "Nintendoes". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croagunk | 798 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I would say Nintendo Entertainment Systems, but I think Nintendos is acceptable. Lots of great arguments to support otherwise, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 When the blinking light hits Nintendont 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 hours ago, twiztor said: i believe Nintendo, like Lego, does not get pluralized. You may have two Nintendo systems, but there is only one Nintendo. When you were a kid, did you "play Legos" or "play with your Lego Bricks System™ "? Before the Super Nintendo released, everyone just played their Nintendo(s). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 10 hours ago, drxandy said: Gimmie a chicken nintender sandwich with a side of chicken nintendys. Awe man a crispy chicken nintender sandwich sounds good right about now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,548 Graphics Team · Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 5 hours ago, drxandy said: Sometime you can use it how it wasnt nintended to be. Nintenionally misspelling to fit the vernacular. 4 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,369 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Nintenditis? Nintendemic? Ok, what are we talking about again? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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