Posted by Paul Russell on September 12, 2006, 10:00 pm
Diako wrote:
>
> Please, don't use this awful plural!
>
> "Prii is a pseudo-Latin fabrication. The real plural of the Latin word Prius
> is Priora. (Prius is the neuter form of Prior, which means much the same in
> Latin as in English, but can function as adjective, adverb or noun). I'd say
> the invariant plural Prius, or just Priuses are defensible. Priora is
> cumbersome, and wouldn't be recognised as a plural by your average English
> speaker. Prii is a bit silly. As for Toyota's authority - I've never seen
> them use a plural of Prius in any of their literature, so I'm not sure we'll
> get an answer from them. Probably because marketing types seem to have a
> morbid fear of plurals; they keep talking about "product" and such-like.
> Toyota generally just talk about "the Prius". I suspect their internal style
> guide rules against pluralising any of their vehicle names. And I'd tend to
> agree with them - it's clumsy. Try to rephrase, or use "the
> Prius". --KJBracey 12:37, 7 March 2006 (UTC). I don't have a referential
> link handy right this second, but I recall seeing a link to a Toyota rep
> saying the plural form of Prius is 'Prius' 65.244.227.194 04:59, 15 March
> 2006 (UTC) Rob Palkowski"
> From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toyota_Prius#Plural_form_of_Prius
>
> Diako, the linguist
>
>
Well the ultimage authority - googlefight.com - says it's Prii (Prii =
324,000, Priuses = 96,400):
<http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=priuses&word2=prii> .
;-)
But I'm with you on this, it should be Priuses. Prii peeves me almost as
much as faux Latin plurals of virus. (Although neither drives me to
apoplexy as much as the dreaded /chaise lounge/.)
Paul
Posted by Michael Pardee on September 13, 2006, 10:49 pm
I like the suggestion of somebody whose identity I have forgotten: Prius
cars.
Posted by dayoff53@gmail.com on September 14, 2006, 8:43 pm
Diako wrote:
> Please, don't use this awful plural!
> "Prii is a pseudo-Latin fabrication. The real plural of the Latin word Prius
> is Priora. (Prius is the neuter form of Prior, which means much the same in
> Latin as in English, but can function as adjective, adverb or noun). I'd say
> the invariant plural Prius, or just Priuses are defensible. Priora is
> cumbersome, and wouldn't be recognised as a plural by your average English
> speaker. Prii is a bit silly. As for Toyota's authority - I've never seen
> them use a plural of Prius in any of their literature, so I'm not sure we'll
> get an answer from them. Probably because marketing types seem to have a
> morbid fear of plurals; they keep talking about "product" and such-like.
> Toyota generally just talk about "the Prius". I suspect their internal style
> guide rules against pluralising any of their vehicle names. And I'd tend to
> agree with them - it's clumsy. Try to rephrase, or use "the
> Prius". --KJBracey 12:37, 7 March 2006 (UTC). I don't have a referential
> link handy right this second, but I recall seeing a link to a Toyota rep
> saying the plural form of Prius is 'Prius' 65.244.227.194 04:59, 15 March
> 2006 (UTC) Rob Palkowski"
> From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toyota_Prius#Plural_form_of_Prius
> Diako, the linguist
Hi, Diako!
You made me chuckle! I have been known to get un a high horse about
language occassionally myself, so I know how you feel. My particular
peeve is the constant attempt to invent new words and misuse existing
words in order to keep from offending overly sensitive groups. For
example, using "gender" to refer to one's sex. Gender USED to refer
only to the property of words (masculine, feminine or neuter gender).
Now, dictionaries have caved in to the tyranny of common misuse and
have "gender" as a synonym for sex. Not me. Words have gender; people
have sex (if they are lucky! <g>).
Nonetheless, when speaking informally I hold to the idea that the
purpose of language is to communicate and sometimes that is best done
with less-than-perfect grammar and word usage. In this case, I happen
to find "Prii" cute and fun. So, despite your thought-provoking (and
probably correct) comments, I'll probably continue to speak of our two
prii. You, of course, are free to be offended. <g>
And, yes, we do have our second Prius. It is a 2006 white package 8 -
had 1 mile on the odometer when we picked it up. It sits next to my
wife's blue 2006 package 4 in the garage and, together, they make quite
a handsome couple. I have suggested we ought to swap the doors to make
our Prii (Oooo! There's that nasty made-up word again! Will the horror
never stop?) stand out from the growing crowd, but my wife put the
kibosh on that idea...
I got 51.1 mpg on my first tank of gas (484 miles) per the computer
readout. I have started an Excel spreadsheet to keep track long-term
and see how reality compares to the computer. So far, my first fill up
exemplifies the problem with calculating fuel economy on just one tank.
Even though I reasonably believed I had burned at least 9.5 gallons of
gas and the last bar was blinking (leading me to thing it was probably
even more), I was only able to put 7.646 galloons in the tank - giving
me a calculated fuel economy of ove r63 mpg! Unfortunately, I dropped
the first bar after only 28 miles, when my experience with the other
Prius and the first tank on this one tell me it should take about 120
miles. In other words, for whatever reason, I didn't get the tank full
by a good two gallons. Oh, well. It will all work out eventually on
the spreadsheet...
Posted by dayoff53@gmail.com on September 14, 2006, 8:56 pm
dayoff53@gmail.com wrote:
> get un a high horse...
...that would be ON a high horse...
Posted by Michael Pardee on September 10, 2006, 1:18 pm
> Hi!
> Well, my wife has had her Prius (2006 package #4 Seaside Pearl) for
> just about 3 months now. Since she got it, our 2005 Avalon Limited has
> just sat in the garage except for the 12-mile round-trip to work on
> weekdays. Anytime we go anywhere together, we take the Prius. So,
> today I made the deal to swap the Avalon for a second Prius. My 2006
> package #8 White Super White should be in to the dealer in the next
> couple days, then we will be a two-Prii family. I can hardly wait!
> Are there any others out there with two Prii? What did you trade for
> the second Prius? Any regrets about owning two of the same vehicle?
> Dave
I just joined the club Thursday with a second 2002 that has 103K miles on
it. My wife has had dibs on the green 2002 we bought new, and now I have a
white one. The 1985 Volvo station wagon I had been driving was off the road
anyway (I replaced the Hall effect sensor in the distributor yesterday) and
things just sort of came together. I just love the driving feel of the
Prius; the smoothness and quietness and the nimble feel of the electrics
combined with the amazing turning radius.
As an avid DIYer I have always wanted two nearly identical cars for the
times when I am having trouble figuring out what is going on when one acts
up. Coincidentally, the service record of the one I just bought is the same
as the one we have had - beyond routine maintenance, no repair except a
replacement windshield (this *is* Arizona!)
Mike
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> Please, don't use this awful plural!
>
> "Prii is a pseudo-Latin fabrication. The real plural of the Latin word Prius
> is Priora. (Prius is the neuter form of Prior, which means much the same in
> Latin as in English, but can function as adjective, adverb or noun). I'd say
> the invariant plural Prius, or just Priuses are defensible. Priora is
> cumbersome, and wouldn't be recognised as a plural by your average English
> speaker. Prii is a bit silly. As for Toyota's authority - I've never seen
> them use a plural of Prius in any of their literature, so I'm not sure we'll
> get an answer from them. Probably because marketing types seem to have a
> morbid fear of plurals; they keep talking about "product" and such-like.
> Toyota generally just talk about "the Prius". I suspect their internal style
> guide rules against pluralising any of their vehicle names. And I'd tend to
> agree with them - it's clumsy. Try to rephrase, or use "the
> Prius". --KJBracey 12:37, 7 March 2006 (UTC). I don't have a referential
> link handy right this second, but I recall seeing a link to a Toyota rep
> saying the plural form of Prius is 'Prius' 65.244.227.194 04:59, 15 March
> 2006 (UTC) Rob Palkowski"
> From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toyota_Prius#Plural_form_of_Prius
>
> Diako, the linguist
>
>