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Post by JenCollister on Aug 28, 2011 19:15:07 GMT -5
I say my husband has done 7 Ironman distance races. Boring solution? Yes, but it is simple and true. BTW, I would have said Batmen. : ) Tomato, tomato.
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Post by MattCollister on Aug 29, 2011 10:26:45 GMT -5
@mrosenb, I think you're on the right track. I usually take this route with proper nouns and trademarks (unless the company has a specific guideline, like "Prii" for more than one Toyota Prius).
So, "Ironmans"
Nothing wrong with writing around it either.
....Professional editor by trade, Ironman finisher by avocation.
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Post by Brandon on Aug 29, 2011 12:53:31 GMT -5
Yes, Ironmans. But, I prefer to say that someone has completed "7 full triathlons." ;-)
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Post by philjolliff on Aug 30, 2011 7:52:52 GMT -5
Awesome debate.
I say "I have done 2 Ironmans." Most of the time I like to use a less confusing phrase though such as "I am a 2-time Ironman."
If I am hanging out with Durno and Reddy I would say "I am an Ironman hanging out with 2 Ironmen."
So I definitely differentiate between the people and the race itself.
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Post by MattCollister on Aug 30, 2011 12:14:22 GMT -5
If I'm hanging out with Durno and Reddy, I say, "I am an Ironman hanging out with two rotten Steeler fans."
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Post by robreddy on Aug 30, 2011 12:59:50 GMT -5
True true matt - but actually it would be "two rotten ,multipal time super bowl winning, steeler fans"
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Post by philjolliff on Aug 31, 2011 12:30:44 GMT -5
So Phil, being a 2-time Ironman you would never want to express this by saying that you have done two Ironmen, for this would have a completely different reading for you. It reminds me of that t-shirt that says "I do triathletes not triathlons." Exactly. Completely different meaning. I like to do Ironmans not Ironmen. |
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Post by MarkD on Sept 3, 2011 11:16:33 GMT -5
I'm Batman. There are no others.
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Post by paulgigliotti on Sept 23, 2011 7:48:05 GMT -5
Durno and Reddy are Stealers Fans? Oh man, I am so disappointed, asthey seemed like such nice guys. I guess if they were born in Pittsburgh we could consider it a birth defect.
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