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Posted: **Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:59 pm**

Saw this one recently: what is the acceptable plural for "Walkman"?

Walkmans
Walkmen
Walkmens

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:25 am**

I favour walkmans, optical mouses, Proudfoots etc but each to their own.

Stephen Pinker is interesting on this and other matters in "Words and Rules"

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:24 am**

Have you ever looked at the site www.thelinguistlist ? Go to 'ask a linguist'. Ask linguistic questions, and get a few responses.

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is this where you ask grammar questions?

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