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  • Paul-K
    aka Eric Adams
    • Jan 2005
    • 6357

    vinyls

    having a bit of an argument with someone that has only just started buying records that the plural of vinyl is vinyl. not vinyls. but he went to uni and is about 20 so obviously he is right. anything i can say to shut him up?

    is vinyls a real word?
    instagram.com/vinylhoard
  • alanmck
    Jazz Moderator
    • Nov 2002
    • 12083

    #2
    Originally posted by eric-adams View Post
    having a bit of an argument with someone that has only just started buying records that the plural of vinyl is vinyl. not vinyls. but he went to uni and is about 20 so obviously he is right.

    anything i can say to shut him up?
    tell him that only the French call them vinyls.

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    • Rich Hero
      Mad Curry
      • Jun 2002
      • 11248

      #3
      Both agree to use 'records' instead? Send him to Coventry?

      And no.
      You freeking scientologists are all the same, quible, dribble and then demand ice creams. Ohhhhhhhhhhh.

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      • mr sayers
        Chocolate Rain
        • Jan 2005
        • 15224

        #4
        To me vinyl is a material, which records happen to be made of, and I don't think there is a plural for it, but then again I'm utter crap at English!!!!

        EDIT

        Here you go -

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        Tell your mate from me he's a tit and he wasted his time at UNI!
        "Hangin' out with you two is like partying with Fugazi"

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        • Paul-K
          aka Eric Adams
          • Jan 2005
          • 6357

          #5
          he is now quoting latin at me hahahah
          instagram.com/vinylhoard

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          • mr sayers
            Chocolate Rain
            • Jan 2005
            • 15224

            #6
            Originally posted by eric-adams View Post
            he is now quoting latin at me hahahah
            Tell him he's lost the bet and no one likes a saw loser so he has to buy you your dinner!
            "Hangin' out with you two is like partying with Fugazi"

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            • babycart
              Baldhead Growler
              • Sep 2004
              • 14062

              #7
              Vinyl (the plastic) is an uncountable noun and, thus, its plural is vinyl.

              Record is a singular noun and its plural is records. In the term 'vinyl' records, the word vinyl acts as an adjective, which cannot be pluralised.
              It can, however, be pluralised in Spanish and Italian, where discos vinilos is a perfectly correct term and vinilos an accepted contraction.

              But languages change and, personally, I quite like 'vinyls'. It saves time and you know what you're getting. "Twelve inches", "lps" and '45s' make just as much grammatical sense as 'vinyls.
              Vardy.....¡¡¡PELIGRO!!!

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              • babycart
                Baldhead Growler
                • Sep 2004
                • 14062

                #8
                Hairy Biker: Check out my leathers, dude.
                VG+ Pednat: Actually, leather, like vinyl, is an uncountable noun or an adjective , and thus cannot be..(THUMP!) AAARGH!
                Vardy.....¡¡¡PELIGRO!!!

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                • Daddy Ya Ya
                  Lonely Jelly
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 2175

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Rich Hero View Post
                  Send him to Coventry?
                  OI ! ...KEEP OFF MY TURF !
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                  • Ken Ward
                    Animated Egg
                    • Jun 2008
                    • 177

                    #10
                    Originally posted by mr sayers View Post
                    Tell him he's lost the bet and no one likes a saw loser so he has to buy you your dinner!

                    Isn't that "sore"
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                    • Headless mermaid
                      Chocolate Rain
                      • Mar 2005
                      • 5296

                      #11
                      Originally posted by eric-adams View Post
                      having a bit of an argument with someone that has only just started buying records that the plural of vinyl is vinyl. not vinyls. but he went to uni and is about 20 so obviously he is right. anything i can say to shut him up?

                      is vinyls a real word?
                      The correct answer to this - like most record/music related problems - is to be overbearing and silently enjoy the fact that you and not him was actually around to experience KRS ONE/ESG/Hendrix/Miles when they first came out.
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                      • ashra
                        Administrator
                        • Mar 2005
                        • 2591

                        #12
                        Originally posted by babycart View Post
                        But languages change and, personally, I quite like 'vinyls'.
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                        • eine
                          Lonely Jelly
                          • Jan 2010
                          • 4032

                          #13
                          My Dad says vinyls. As a generic term he also refers to any rock band as 'Johnny and the Headbangers' or 'Johnny and the Rotters' -- handy terms I recommend you all adopt.

                          EDIT, and for the sake of precision (in the spirit of the thread) - also 'Johnny and the Wailers'.

                          Thinking about it, 'vinyls' has a rustic edge... it's a "thirsty" word.
                          Last edited by eine; 01-06-2012, 02:40 PM.
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                          • mr sayers
                            Chocolate Rain
                            • Jan 2005
                            • 15224

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Ken Ward View Post
                            Isn't that "sore"
                            See, told you I wasn't very good at English!!!!
                            "Hangin' out with you two is like partying with Fugazi"

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                            • babycart
                              Baldhead Growler
                              • Sep 2004
                              • 14062

                              #15
                              Maybe Eric's mate studied Organic Chemistry and Polymers at University, and is aware that there are many compounds in the CH=CH2 group that can be classed as vinyls.
                              Vardy.....¡¡¡PELIGRO!!!

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