Pluralizing SVX
 

So one thing I've noticed in all my readings here, it seems that people choose to pluralize SVX in a couple different ways. I've seen SVX's, and SVXi both used frequently on here. What is your preference, and why do you feel its better.

I personally feel that SVX is like deer or elk, it should be spelled the same singular and plural. Not sure exactly why I feel that way, it just seems natural to me. (Strangely enough I could easily see a large group of SVX referred to as a herd of SVX. Kind of emphasizes the rarity of our cars :lol: )

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My understanding is the SVXi was higher end SVX in the later years.... a rename of the LS-L. Im sure someone will correct me if im wrong :lol:

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ive always liked SVXi

but i tend to add an "i" to the end of words to make them plural...even if it doesnt make sense

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I use svxi cause it makes me sound more smarter. :lol:

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I put other because even though SVXi sounds interesting, pluralizing a noun with an i only applies to Latin nouns/pronouns, and the other choice, SVX's is not correct since 's indicates possession, not plurality.

I asked my wife, since she works in the reading, writing, and study skills lab at Linn-Benton Community College and has a handy little guide for such things, and she says that the correct pluralization is "SVXes."

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Im with hondasux with svx'es it just rolls off the tounge nicely!!

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I always used SVXii, lol. Just liked the sound of it. I dont care if the grammar isnt right :p


As for the higher end thing, the 92 and 92 has LS-L, and after that, the high end was LS-i

The breakdown is

92 - LS, LS-L
93 - LS-L
94 - LE, L, LS, LS-i
95 - L, LS, LS-i
96 - L, LS, LS-i
97 - And I think 97 only had LS-i, correct me if Im wrong


But SVXi is only used in reference to multiple SVXi, SVXs, SVX'es lol

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I use SVXes. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Sounds like a lazy way of saying "SVXess"

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I use SVXs, which is close to SVXes I suppose.

A lot of people use the latin SVXi, which is cute but technically incorrect. For it to be correct the singular would need to be SVXus.

And it isn't. :rolleyes:

Joe :)

[My wife has a problem with me pluralising. She says I have too many of them!]

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SVXs, no apostrophe. Plural means more than one, while an apostrophe conveys possession: There are two SVXs in the SVX's garage.

dcb

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ding ding ding!

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Yep, that's the correct "pluralization":lol: (think I just created a new word...). That said, I still voted for SVXi :D
-Bill

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some say moose, meese, or meeses. goose, gooses, geese

SVX, SVooxe, Sveex.

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been discussed ad-nauseum, a search is in order.

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yeah but what was old is "new" again. :lol:

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You literally do! :lol:

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Yes, Yes I do! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Technically in that sense, the apostrophe would come AFTER the S, since the garage belongs to both cars. Like the house that belongs to your parents, is your parents' house, since parents is plural, if you said parent's house, it would imply that it belongs to only one parent :P Also, the e is in there before the S cuz the word ends in X, the same as certain other words like clutch(es). That one does have a rule too but I don't know it off the top of my head and my wife is busy with homework, but basically think of how you say it, you don't say "clutchs" you say "clutch-ezz". When my wife is not doing homework I'll dig out here little grammar rule book and find it.

I say SVXi because I just prefer to not use an 's' sound right after an 'x' sound.

"eSVeeeX-iz"
Gross.

"eSVeeeX-ee"
:thumbs:

"eSVeeeX-ai"
You're doing it wrong.

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Great thread.

Grammer nazis rool.

:rolleyes: :lol:

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I like SVXes; as in 'people that own SVXes are called SVXers'.

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Correct, if something belongs to more than one, it is indeed s-apostrophe.

On the add-an-e thing, you're probably right. I was a solid "D" student in high school English. Grammatical rules make my head swim, so I make my own.

They you have folks who think they're covering all the bases by adding an apostrophe before EVERY S: Sunday's, peach's, banana's...

dcb

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Well Larry, we could reasonably use the possessive in this case, such as SVX'rs.

Because the cars own us! :eek:

Joe :rolleyes: