quick grammar question

Van Hellseek · 31 Jul 2006 at 01:13

is it "lycans" or "lycan's"?

i would presume the latter, but it's far too late for my brain to work. :/

Efour · 31 Jul 2006 at 01:16

Is that to do with werewolves?

id say plural is just S

if its the lycan's teeth for example then its 's

but tbh i have no idea what u r on about :O

Van Hellseek · 31 Jul 2006 at 01:16

Efour2 said:
Is that to do with werewolves?

yes.

example: "though lycans were fewer in number".

Greenlizard0 · 31 Jul 2006 at 01:17

seek said:
is it "lycans" or "lycan's"?

i would presume the latter, but it's far too late for my brain to work. :/

lycans - "Woah - wtf? How come there are so many lycans!?"
lycan's - "Woah careful, you almost used the lycan's toothbrush" "thanks.."

Rotty · 31 Jul 2006 at 01:18

seek said:
yes.

example: "though lycans were fewer in number".

then no apostrophe

SiriusB · 31 Jul 2006 at 01:19

Apostophes are for ownership and omitted letters. And, as you can see, you do not need an apostrophe for plural.

"There are lots of lycans"

"The lycans just nicked my last rolo!" :eek:

SiriusB

Van Hellseek · 31 Jul 2006 at 01:22

SiriusB said:
"The lycans just nicked my last rolo!"

rofl!

cheers lads. time to stop writing for the night when i get confused by apostraphe's!

yes that was intentional

SourChipmunk · 31 Jul 2006 at 09:27

Since the OP's question was answered, I shall pose another on topic...

Has anyone ever heard the word "solution" used as a verb before?

I caught this on a satellite programme, some sort of advertising. I didn't catch the whole thing, but this sentence stood out:

"...to sell, solution, and perfect your product."

I looked it up on dictionary.com and couldn't find a verb usage of it, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Has anyone heard of this word used in this context before?

dirtydog · 31 Jul 2006 at 09:53

Raist said:
Has anyone heard of this word used in this context before?

Nope, it sounds like nonsense to me. To 'solution your product' ? Gibberish IMO

SiriusB · 31 Jul 2006 at 10:36

Sounds like executive speak to me. Weirdos

SiriusB

j00ni · 31 Jul 2006 at 10:43

Raist said:
"...to sell, solution, and perfect your product."

I looked it up on dictionary.com and couldn't find a verb usage of it, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Has anyone heard of this word used in this context before?

In this context "solve" is the correct grammatical usage of the verb form of solution. Solution would be correct if used in the past tense, i.e. "The project was brought to solution"

i think :confused: