Would it be "Ford Focuses" because it is a proper noun, or would you call them "Ford Foci?"
2007-03-04 04:29:59 · 6 answers · asked by rickpetralia 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2007-03-04 04:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Shona L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Plural Of Focus
2016-09-30 12:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jocularly, people might well say "Ford Foci" or "Toyota Prii" (or, for that matter, pretend that "schoolbi" is the plural of "schoolbus"). Not everyone finds this type of humor amusing; OTOH, some people employ it invariably, and may not even know it was originally intended as humor.
In hypercorrect ultraprecise legally unchallengeable usage, the word "Focus" is probably "Focus®" or "Focus™" and should only be used adjectivally.
In ordinary usage, neither jocular nor hypercorrect, I think most people would say "Ford Focuses" just as they say "VW Beetles".
2007-03-04 04:57:23 · answer #3 · answered by Joe S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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If "Foci" is plural for "Focus" what would you call a group of Ford Focus cars?
Would it be "Ford Focuses" because it is a proper noun, or would you call them "Ford Foci?"
2015-08-19 03:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by Shiloh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question... we should set up some Focus groups on this...
However, I like to think that maybe they would have a cooler name...
like animals,
a Murder of Foci, (like crows)
a gaggle of Focuses, (like geese)
a parliament Foci, (like ravens)
a well Focused pride... (just forget about the plural of focus, and make it an adjective... lions)
2007-03-04 04:36:02 · answer #5 · answered by Sylvie M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would call them "Ford Focuses", because the word "Focus" within the car's name loses its true meaning and becomes a proper noun.
2007-03-04 04:32:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you call them a group of ford foucus cars
2007-03-04 04:33:23 · answer #7 · answered by Titus M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a group of ford focus cars
would be called
a group of ford focus cars....
duh :P
but it would be ford focuses because foci is usually reserved for math
2007-03-04 04:39:26 · answer #8 · answered by brebitz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋