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- From: mcnab@dinsdale.nas.nasa.gov (David McNab)
- Subject: Re: Plural of Pentium (was Re: Why not INTEL586?)
- References: <1992Nov2.155632.28732@microware.com> <BxBnty.4Gn@inews.Intel.COM> <BxC3xv.6Kr@inews.Intel.COM>
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- Organization: NAS Program, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 21:36:10 GMT
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- steibel@venus.cs.umbc.edu (David M. Steibel) writes:
- > Or is that Pentia? Pentiae? Assistance from people who took some Latin
- > would be much appreciated. :-)
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- dmccart@gomez.intel.com (D. J. McCarthy) writes:
- > One Pentium. Two Pentiums.
-
- rskinner@mipos2.intel.com (Rod Skinner) writes:
- >There is only one way to describe the Pentium (tm) processor. If you
- >want the plural form...it is Pentium processors. ALL trademarks are
- >adjectives and therefore only have ONE form. The noun that the
- >trademark describes can be either singular or plural as you would
- >normally do.
- >
- >Pentium (tm) CPUs
- >Pentium (tm) microprocessors
-
- Hmm. Are you sure the plural isn't going to be "paragon"? :-)
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- David McNab
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