From: Lu R on

"DougSlug" <DougSlug(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Jeff" <clistener(a)aol.com> wrote in message
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>> I've noticed a disproportionate number of Priuses (is that the pleural of
>> Prius?) with one headlight or taillight burned out. What's up with that?
>> - Jeff
>> www.worlds-strangest-website.com
>
> Were you taking note of other model cars as well? How did you arrive at
> "disproportionate"? As far as the plural of Prius, I treat it like "deer"
> or "sheep"--the plural is the same as the singular.

Prii anyone?


From: Peter Granzeau on
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:45:03 +1100, "Lu R" <whome(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"DougSlug" <DougSlug(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:4b37d993$0$22513$607ed4bc(a)cv.net...
>> "Jeff" <clistener(a)aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9CEA9B3806354clisteneraolcom(a)208.90.168.18...
>>> I've noticed a disproportionate number of Priuses (is that the pleural of
>>> Prius?) with one headlight or taillight burned out. What's up with that?
>>> - Jeff
>>> www.worlds-strangest-website.com
>>
>> Were you taking note of other model cars as well? How did you arrive at
>> "disproportionate"? As far as the plural of Prius, I treat it like "deer"
>> or "sheep"--the plural is the same as the singular.
>
>Prii anyone?
>
Toyota, who own the name, say "one Prius, two Prius, a herd of Prius
(think deer or sheep or buffalo)".