[Ads-l] Pluralizing acronyms

[Dave Hause]

Because "De gustibus non est disputandum."
Dave Hause

-----Original Message----- 
From: Neal Whitman
Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2018 8:12 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Pluralizing acronyms

And why isn't there MYLF, MHLF, MTLF, etc.?


On 1/6/2018 2:12 AM, Shawnee Moon wrote:
> I’m assuming you have heard the word “MILF” by now.
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> It’s pronounced and used as a word, like many acronyms. I’m just curious, 
> if there is more than one mother you, um, desire, would MILF be pluralized 
> like the words shelf, self and elf, with VES replacing the F at the end? 
> One MILF, two MILVES...
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> Just a nonsense question, but one of the gazillion things I ponder when 
> otherwise idle.
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