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dumbnutofak · 03-24-2004, 08:01 PM

Mk, So I was over at another forum and someone was bashing on another guy for calling more than one person a jackass. The guy using the sentence spelled it Jackasses (makes since to me) but guy # 2 insist he is wrong... so I called him a smart ass and told him to shut his yapper.

Anyway, would the plural for Jackass be jackasses?

nash · 03-24-2004, 08:09 PM

Hmm, what else would it be?

MadHatder · 03-24-2004, 08:47 PM

Jackeese?

filtherton · 03-24-2004, 09:18 PM

I think the more important question is how stupid is your position if you're forced to fall back on questioning somebody's use of the word jackass?

Lunchbox7 · 03-24-2004, 09:48 PM

I dont know. But last night i was asking my GF what would you call more than one cactus. Would it be cactuses or cactii? It was too similar to leave with the one word up for questioning. Anyone know?

dumbnutofak · 03-24-2004, 10:42 PM

cacti, that i do know. I am solid on my jackasses use.

kutulu · 03-25-2004, 09:08 AM

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Originally posted by Lunchbox7
I dont know. But last night i was asking my GF what would you call more than one cactus. Would it be cactuses or cactii? It was too similar to leave with the one word up for questioning. Anyone know?

It's cacti with one i

twotimesadingo · 03-25-2004, 06:07 PM

actually, both cacti and cactuses are grammatically correct. most english teachers/professors not on the curve maintain that it's only cacti, but they are wrong.

Fearless_Hyena · 03-25-2004, 06:44 PM

If there's more than one jackass in the house it means there are several jackasses present.

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Originally posted by Lunchbox7
I dont know. But last night i was asking my GF what would you call more than one cactus. Would it be cactuses or cactii? It was too similar to leave with the one word up for questioning. Anyone know?

Merriam Webster:
"plural cac·ti /-"tI, -(")tE/; or cac·tus·es also cactus"

Oxford English Dictionary:
"pl. cacti /kakti/ or cactuses"

agball · 03-26-2004, 09:36 AM

2 Donkey's would be considered Jackasses

CSflim · 03-26-2004, 04:12 PM

ass....asses.
jackass....jackasses.

Makes sense to me.

tecoyah · 03-28-2004, 08:04 AM

I would go with "Jacks of Ass", Just sounds more insulting.

"Truly, you are a couple Jacks of Ass".

cowudders14 · 04-04-2004, 09:45 AM

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=jackasses&r=67

Jackasses is in the dictionary!

Sorry!

Grimlok · 04-05-2004, 02:20 PM

I think the plural for jackass is Lettermen... or is it Lettermans?

User Name · 04-05-2004, 07:14 PM

The plural of "ass" is "asses". Therefore, the plural of "jackass" is "jackasses". Simple as that. No dictionaries necessary.

John Henry · 04-06-2004, 09:38 AM

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Originally posted by tecoyah
I would go with "Jacks of Ass", Just sounds more insulting.

"Truly, you are a couple Jacks of Ass".

Surely a 'Jackass' would not mean a 'Jack of Ass', but an 'Ass of Jack'. This would make the plural 'Asses of Jack'. Since a single 'Jack' has only one 'Ass', the term is rendered meaningless. As such, we should use 'fuckwits' instead (not to be confused with the verb of the same spelling.)

btw 'Jackasses is fine'

TheBrit · 04-07-2004, 05:42 AM

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Originally posted by User Name
The plural of "ass" is "asses". Therefore, the plural of "jackass" is "jackasses". Simple as that. No dictionaries necessary.

Not quite true. The plural of mouse is mice, but the plural of computer mouse is computer mouses. The plural of goose is geese, the plural of mongoose is mongooses. English rule is that with a borrowed word, all funny endings revert to default.

John Henry · 04-07-2004, 11:50 AM

But the default plural suffix for words ending in 's' is 'es'. Unless you want to revert to the global default and spell it 'Jackasss'. I like that. It sounds more threatening when you say it.

btw the plural of 'computer mouse' is 'computers's meeces'

Reese · 04-08-2004, 04:59 AM

The plural or Virus is not Virii either but I'm going to keep using it because I don't care what a fucktarded dictionary says.

shakran · 04-08-2004, 05:10 AM

jackai?

SixEdxMia · 04-17-2004, 01:22 PM

And back to the top...... it's Sense...Oh yea... : lick :

QuasiMojo · 04-21-2004, 05:26 PM

perhaps...Jackenapes..perhaps

hu-man · 04-22-2004, 06:05 AM

There was a young soldier named Dice
Who remarked, they say, bigamy's nice
Even two are a bore
I prefer three or four
For the plural of spouse it is spice!

Aborted · 04-27-2004, 06:01 AM

Jackass'?

03-24-2004, 08:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
dumbnutofak Crazy Location: Anchorage Alaska	I R SMART Mk, So I was over at another forum and someone was bashing on another guy for calling more than one person a jackass. The guy using the sentence spelled it Jackasses (makes since to me) but guy # 2 insist he is wrong... so I called him a smart ass and told him to shut his yapper. Anyway, would the plural for Jackass be jackasses? __________________ If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is a man who has so much as to be out of danger?

03-24-2004, 10:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
dumbnutofak Crazy Location: Anchorage Alaska	cacti, that i do know. I am solid on my jackasses use. __________________ If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is a man who has so much as to be out of danger?

03-25-2004, 06:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
twotimesadingo Psycho Location: that place with the thing	actually, both cacti and cactuses are grammatically correct. most english teachers/professors not on the curve maintain that it's only cacti, but they are wrong. __________________ I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and all your demons. I'll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and voice of reason. I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices, son. They're one and the same I must isolate you, isolate and save you from yourself." - A Perfect Circle

03-26-2004, 09:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
agball Insane Location: Long Island	2 Donkey's would be considered Jackasses __________________ "A friend with weed is a friend indeed"

03-26-2004, 04:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	ass....asses. jackass....jackasses. Makes sense to me. __________________

03-24-2004, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
nash Psycho	Hmm, what else would it be?

03-24-2004, 08:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
MadHatder Crazy	Jackeese?

03-24-2004, 09:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	I think the more important question is how stupid is your position if you're forced to fall back on questioning somebody's use of the word jackass?

03-24-2004, 09:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lunchbox7 Addict	I dont know. But last night i was asking my GF what would you call more than one cactus. Would it be cactuses or cactii? It was too similar to leave with the one word up for questioning. Anyone know?

03-28-2004, 08:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
tecoyah Illusionary	I would go with "Jacks of Ass", Just sounds more insulting. "Truly, you are a couple Jacks of Ass". __________________ Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha

04-04-2004, 09:45 AM	#13 (permalink)
cowudders14 Bringer of good Moos... Location: Midlands, UK	http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=jackasses&r=67 Jackasses is in the dictionary! Sorry! __________________ Moo! I'm mooey!

04-05-2004, 02:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
Grimlok Tilted Location: Central Illinois	I think the plural for jackass is Lettermen... or is it Lettermans? __________________ Your future looks very very grim!

04-05-2004, 07:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
User Name Banned Location: Urf	The plural of "ass" is "asses". Therefore, the plural of "jackass" is "jackasses". Simple as that. No dictionaries necessary.

04-07-2004, 11:50 AM	#18 (permalink)
John Henry Addict Location: Grey Britain	But the default plural suffix for words ending in 's' is 'es'. Unless you want to revert to the global default and spell it 'Jackasss'. I like that. It sounds more threatening when you say it. btw the plural of 'computer mouse' is 'computers's meeces' __________________ "No one was behaving from very Buddhist motives. Then, thought Pigsy, he was hardly a Buddha, nor was he a monkey. Presently, he was a pig spirit changed into a little girl pretending to be a little boy to be offered to a water monster. It was all very simple to a pig spirit." Last edited by John Henry; 04-07-2004 at 11:53 AM..

04-08-2004, 04:59 AM	#19 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	The plural or Virus is not Virii either but I'm going to keep using it because I don't care what a fucktarded dictionary says. __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

04-08-2004, 05:10 AM	#20 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	jackai?

04-21-2004, 05:26 PM	#22 (permalink)
QuasiMojo King Knave Location: Lancaster	perhaps...Jackenapes..perhaps __________________ AzAbOv ZoBeLoE

04-27-2004, 06:01 AM	#24 (permalink)
Aborted Tilted Location: London	Jackass'?

04-17-2004, 01:22 PM	#21 (permalink)
SixEdxMia <3 Peetster Location: Peetster's house.	And back to the top...... it's Sense...Oh yea... : lick : __________________ Honey,We're home.

04-22-2004, 06:05 AM	#23 (permalink)
hu-man The one that got away Location: Over the hill and far away	There was a young soldier named Dice Who remarked, they say, bigamy's nice Even two are a bore I prefer three or four For the plural of spouse it is spice!