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If it wasn't for the last pair I'd say their plurals are combinations of the exact same letters ...
but actors and yes scrota of course it's latin!
as long as we don't say that the plural of medium is media
"If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can." David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.
as long as we don't say that the plural of medium is media
according to the Harraps both plurals are correct. I guess "medium" as in a certain support for communication would take "media" and "medium" as a person with "special psychic capabilities" would take mediums ...
But then I'm a French native speaker ....
No I can't advance on that; been thinking about it for a while (well, 7 months in fact!)
In which case, we will formally close round 56! Congratulations, snookersfun, with the 15!
"If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can." David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.
according to the Harraps both plurals are correct...
Yes, both media and mediums are acceptable plurals.
"If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can." David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.
No I can't advance on that; been thinking about it for a while (well, 7 months in fact!)
How about this.
What do the following pairs of words have in common?
View and wife
File and fly
Dummy and medium
Wolf and vowel
Latch and chalet
Actor and scrotum
I think Monique got the correct answer, Stella making the final link with Scrota and Actors.
As far as medium is concerned, I would have thought that 'media' is the plural of platform for information, whereas mediums would be used in most other senses.
I sense davis-greatest breathing down my neck with the next question....
I sense davis-greatest breathing down my neck with the next question....
I sense that you have a medium helping you!
Round 58
Ivan and Ronnie are typing a list of the surnames of players who have competed in the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible.
However, they only have one English keyboard to share. Ivan is using the top row of letters (QWERTYUIOP) and Ronnie the other two rows. Only one person is allowed to type each surname.
Find how many names they can type. The winner will be whoever puts in a single post the most valid names (with no invalid names) before midnight UK time tonight (or the first person to list them all, if sooner).
"If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can." David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.
A good job neither of them has access to both the I key and the C and K keys!
Their friend Rodney demanded that it be that way. He was also particular that if one of them had access to N, S and H, he should not be able to use the O key.
Last edited by davis_greatest; 14 April 2008, 11:23 AM.
Reason: typo
"If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can." David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.
Ivan and Ronnie are typing a list of the surnames of players who have competed in the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible.
However, they only have one English keyboard to share. Ivan is using the top row of letters (QWERTYUIOP) and Ronnie the other two rows. Only one person is allowed to type each surname.
Find how many names they can type. The winner will be whoever puts in a single post the most valid names (with no invalid names) before midnight UK time tonight (or the first person to list them all, if sooner).
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