Schiller was taking the piss of Evans. Of course the plural of iPad is iPads. What's not correct is iPads Pro and that's what Schiller was obliquely joking about.
The plural is iPad Pros. The iPad Pro is the singular name of the device.
The only reason why attorney general is pluralised to attorneys general is because this phrase is a direct transliteration of the French. In English it means head attorney. General is the adjective.
Ive no idea why anybody thinks the plural of trader joe is traders joe.
This entire discussion embodies the style and elegance Apple embues its products with. It's not often French surfaces anymore, but for Apple
Let's say that I am asking my friend how many iPads they own. Which of these am I going to choose?
(1) How many iPad do you own? (2) How many iPad devices do you own? (3) How many iPads do you own?
I am obviously choosing #3, as that makes most sense, it's most logical, and anybody opting for #1 or #2 is just somebody who obviously must have various issues, hopefully none too serious.
I am sorry, but saying "I have 3 Macintosh" just sounds semi-retarded, and I will have no part of it.
To be proper is logical, it's just not the path of least resistance which you seem to find most comfortable
Schiller was taking the piss of Evans. Of course the plural of iPad is iPads. What's not correct is iPads Pro and that's what Schiller was obliquely joking about.
The plural is iPad Pros. The iPad Pro is the singular name of the device.
The only reason why attorney general is pluralised to attorneys general is because this phrase is a direct transliteration of the French. In English it means head attorney. General is the adjective.
Ive no idea why anybody thinks the plural of trader joe is traders joe.
This entire discussion embodies the style and elegance Apple embues its products with. It's not often French surfaces anymore, but for Apple
The noun gets the plural not the adjective. In iPad Pro the word iPad is the noun and 'Pro' describes it since there are a few different models of iPads, so iPads Pro is grammatically correct.
The noun gets the plural not the adjective. In iPad Pro the word iPad is the noun and 'Pro' describes it since there are a few different models of iPads, so iPads Pro is grammatically correct.
1) adjectives come before nouns in English. 2) the iPad Pro is a brand name. Just as the plural of Walkman is Walkmans the plural of iPad Pro is iPad Pros.
The noun gets the plural not the adjective. In iPad Pro the word iPad is the noun and 'Pro' describes it since there are a few different models of iPads, so iPads Pro is grammatically correct.
1) adjectives come before nouns in English. 2) the iPad Pro is a brand name. Just as the plural of Walkman is Walkmans the plural of iPad Pro is iPad Pros.
Adjectives can come after. Even though they're part of the name 'Pro', and 'mini' still describe the model of iPad, so the plural goes on the noun.
do you say, "hand me some Kleenex," or "hand me some Kleenexes," or "hand me some Kleenex tissues"? or do you avoid the conundrum altogether by just calling it what it is, tissue paper? and if the latter, do you pluralize it as "tissue papers" or "tissues paper"?
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Yes, that's correct, as Schiller instructs. Like oakie's "Kleenex" example. As with sheep. Or beef. Or corn. Farmer: "I have on my farm ten beef and twenty sheep, and I grow corn". Not beefs, not sheeps, not corns.
Back when there was only one model of iPad, perhaps one could use the "iPads" construct for multiple devices. However, now "iPad" refers descriptively to the type of product. So the plural can be correctly written as "I own five iPad".
Wrong. Its not an adjective. Come on now. It's a Make and Model. Like: Chevy Cobalt. Do you say Chevy's Cobalt? Of course not.
Correct. It's absolutely not an adjective. It's part of a trade name, a compound noun. Might be easier to think of how you would pluralise were it called iPadPro or iPad-Pro.
Modern english doesnt have adjectives after the noun (that's the grammatical rule you should care about if you think the pro in iPad Pro is an adjective), what few cases that exist in English from the past (attorneys general, lords justice or editors in chief) are based on French influenced English from a long time ago, just as English used to use er or en like German for plurals (both in the plural of child) but all modern neologisms use s.
But most importantly pro is not a adjective in iPad Pro nor the MacBook Pro just part of the name (the model) , the plural adds an s.
Let's say that I am asking my friend how many iPads they own. Which of these am I going to choose?
(1) How many iPad do you own? (2) How many iPad devices do you own? (3) How many iPads do you own?
I am obviously choosing #3, as that makes most sense, it's most logical, and anybody opting for #1 or #2 is just somebody who obviously must have various issues, hopefully none too serious.
I am sorry, but saying "I have 3 Macintosh" just sounds semi-retarded, and I will have no part of it.
Let's say that I am asking my friend how many iPads they own. Which of these am I going to choose?
(1) How many iPad do you own? (2) How many iPad devices do you own? (3) How many iPads do you own?
I am obviously choosing #3, as that makes most sense, it's most logical, and anybody opting for #1 or #2 is just somebody who obviously must have various issues, hopefully none too serious.
I am sorry, but saying "I have 3 Macintosh" just sounds semi-retarded, and I will have no part of it.
do you say, "hand me some Kleenex," or "hand me some Kleenexes," or "hand me some Kleenex tissues"? or do you avoid the conundrum altogether by just calling it what it is, tissue paper? and if the latter, do you pluralize it as "tissue papers" or "tissues paper"?
XD
None of the above.
They're fucking called: "tissues" by every human being.
Wrong. Its not an adjective. Come on now. It's a Make and Model. Like: Chevy Cobalt. Do you say Chevy's Cobalt? Of course not.
Correct. It's absolutely not an adjective. It's part of a trade name, a compound noun. Might be easier to think of how you would pluralise were it called iPadPro or iPad-Pro.
Modern english doesnt have adjectives after the noun (that's the grammatical rule you should care about if you think the pro in iPad Pro is an adjective), what few cases that exist in English from the past (attorneys general, lords justice or editors in chief) are based on French influenced English from a long time ago, just as English used to use er or en like German for plurals (both in the plural of child) but all modern neologisms use s.
But most importantly pro is not a adjective in iPad Pro nor the MacBook Pro just part of the name (the model) , the plural adds an s.
If someone asked you "what color is the car?" and you answer "the car's blue" then the adjective comes after the noun thus blowing your modern English claim out of the water.
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This entire discussion embodies the style and elegance Apple embues its products with. It's not often French surfaces anymore, but for Apple
In iPad Pro the word iPad is the noun and 'Pro' describes it since there are a few different models of iPads, so iPads Pro is grammatically correct.
2) the iPad Pro is a brand name. Just as the plural of Walkman is Walkmans the plural of iPad Pro is iPad Pros.
It's a Make and Model. Like: Chevy Cobalt. Do you say Chevy's Cobalt? Of course not.
http://www.traderjoes.com/
How about Carl's Jr. instead?
But since there are more than one Carl's Jr. wouldn't that make it Carl's Jr.s?
Back when there was only one model of iPad, perhaps one could use the "iPads" construct for multiple devices. However, now "iPad" refers descriptively to the type of product. So the plural can be correctly written as "I own five iPad".
Modern english doesnt have adjectives after the noun (that's the grammatical rule you should care about if you think the pro in iPad Pro is an adjective), what few cases that exist in English from the past (attorneys general, lords justice or editors in chief) are based on French influenced English from a long time ago, just as English used to use er or en like German for plurals (both in the plural of child) but all modern neologisms use s.
But most importantly pro is not a adjective in iPad Pro nor the MacBook Pro just part of the name (the model) , the plural adds an s.
"A lot. A lot of iPad."
None of the above.
They're fucking called: "tissues" by every human being.
iPads Pro, MacBooks Air, iPhones SE, etc.