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Old 08-29-07, 02:23 PM
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OK - can we start on the plural for Mercedes?
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Old 08-29-07, 02:25 PM
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Mercedes lol...1 Mercedes 2 Mercedes 3 Mercedes. mercede is wierd saying it lol.
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Old 08-29-07, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Andy
OK - can we start on the plural for Mercedes?
MBs? (pronounced "Em-Bees")

Benzes?

Mercedeses?
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Old 08-29-07, 04:10 PM
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i still like breasteseses........

i mean Lexuseseses
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Old 08-29-07, 07:02 PM
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plural is Lexii, like radii is for multiple radius
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Old 08-30-07, 02:58 AM
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Plural for Lexus is BMW.
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Old 08-30-07, 03:10 AM
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Plural for Mercedes in the urban dictionary: BENZOS
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Old 08-30-07, 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
plural is Lexii, like radii is for multiple radius
In that case today I saw 2 Mercedii.
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Old 08-30-07, 07:20 AM
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Wow five pages discussing the way to say Lexus in plural form. Lets just stick with Lexus' and be done with it.
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Old 08-30-07, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Milla...
Wow five pages discussing the way to say Lexus in plural form. Lets just stick with Lexus' and be done with it.
No, this will go on forever until Toyota corporate comes and tells us we're all wrong.

My vote is for Lexus' which looks good on paper but still sounds wierd when spoken.
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I go for Lexuses.

The plural of 'Bus' is 'buses' (or also 'busses' with a double 's'), so Lexus should follow suit.

Of course, someone could make the nucleus/nuclei argument too, but I don't think it is proper to change the name of the brand so significantly by altering the root word to make it plural.
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