proper noun plural (was: Bushspeak)

Bonnie Osborn Briggs BBriggs at LATTE.MEMPHIS.EDU
Fri Oct 20 19:20:55 UTC 2000


Actually I though about calling him a Bushette but changed my mind.

BB
Mark_Mandel at DRAGONSYS.COM wrote:
>
> Bonnie Osborn Briggs <BBriggs at LATTE.MEMPHIS.EDU> writes:
>
> >>>>>
> I think that part of it is that the Bushs aren't originally from Texas.
> <<<<<
>
> Is that how you meant to pluralize "Bush" or was it a lapsus digiti? I
> would insert a /<schwa>/ and an <e> between the sibilants: "Bushes".
>
> -- Mark



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