Randomness Dos

[MR25]

"I'm bringing over a couple of Burger Kings"

... is what sounds better to me.

[CBear3]

"I'm bringing over a couple of Burger Kings"

... is what sounds better to me.

This...or I'm bringing the three wise men.

[NTP66]

I'd say "upgrade the **** board, Kicksave".

[blackjack68]

"I'm bringing over a couple of Burger Kings"

... is what sounds better to me.

Well, because that's correct.

[Gaucho]

That wasn't the question, though.

[MR25]

He is asking what the plural of a sandwich called "The Burger King" would be. I answered said question.

[Gaucho]

I misread the question because I'm dumb. wtf says "Burgers King"?

[dodint]

Sergeants Major, probably.

[Shyster]

I'm leaning towards Burgers King. In the name "King" is an adjective describing the particular type of burger. When making a plural, you don't add an "s" to the adjective; the "s" is added to the noun. So it would be Burgers King, the same way as the plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General and the plural of Taco Supreme would be Tacos Supreme.

I think a way to look at the question is to place the adjective before the noun and see how a plural would be made. The plural of "King Burger" would clearly be "King Burgers." The fact that the adjective is being placed after the noun doesn't change the plural, so Burgers King.

[Gaucho]

I always thought it's supposed to mean King of the Burger.

[dodint]

You must be thinking of the Earl of Sandwich.

[blackjack68]

I'm leaning towards Burgers King. In the name "King" is an adjective describing the particular type of burger. When making a plural, you don't add an "s" to the adjective; the "s" is added to the noun. So it would be Burgers King, the same way as the plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General and the plural of Taco Supreme would be Tacos Supreme.

I think a way to look at the question is to place the adjective before the noun and see how a plural would be made. The plural of "King Burger" would clearly be "King Burgers." The fact that the adjective is being placed after the noun doesn't change the plural, so Burgers King.

What type of King? The Burger King. King is a noun, not an adjective.


And Taco Supreme is a proper name. So Taco Supremes would be correct.

[Willie Kool]

You must be thinking of the Earl of Sandwich.

[Shyster]

What type of King? The Burger King. King is a noun, not an adjective.

The item in question was specifically defined as a sandwich. The noun is Burger, not King.

[blackjack68]

I'm leaning towards Burgers King. In the name "King" is an adjective describing the particular type of burger. When making a plural, you don't add an "s" to the adjective; the "s" is added to the noun. So it would be Burgers King, the same way as the plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General and the plural of Taco Supreme would be Tacos Supreme.

I think a way to look at the question is to place the adjective before the noun and see how a plural would be made. The plural of "King Burger" would clearly be "King Burgers." The fact that the adjective is being placed after the noun doesn't change the plural, so Burgers King.

What type of King? The Burger King. King is a noun, not an adjective.


And Taco Supreme is a proper name. So Taco Supremes would be correct.

Wait, we're talking about the fake sandwiches, not the business aren't we?

[blackjack68]

How would you refer to the plural of iPhone 8?

[Shyster]

Fake sandwiches:

If Burger King served an eponymous sandwich called "The Burger King", and you were headed over to your good buddy c2I's place with a few of these sandwiches to play Xbox with him, Jooce, and Kicksave, would you say that you were bringing over "Burgers King" or "Burger Kings"

More authoritative guidance from from Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage, p. 685 (3d ed. 2009):

Plurals of compound nouns made up of a noun and a postpositive adjective* are formed by adding -s to the noun: courts martial, heirs presumptive.

*An adjective that follows the noun.

[blackjack68]

Look into trademarked brand names.

[willeyeam]

This isn't about correct grammar, it's about how a normal human speaks. A couple of Burger Kings is the answer

[dodint]

'gimme some of those BKs yo' is a little closer if that's the standard.

[AuthorTony]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankebets ... r_incident

[slappybrown]

[mikey]

She does know the last name because he had a hoodie made that says the future Mrs. {insert last name here}

(Me, aloud, after reading that): "Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait...what?"

[mikey]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankebets ... r_incident

Why is this is a thing...?

[willeyeam]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ass