Comments on: What’s The Plural Of BlackBerry? The Definitive Answer http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:51:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7708 Ronen Halevy Wed, 28 May 2008 18:09:46 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7708 That's awesome. I did not think of that David... That’s awesome. I did not think of that David…

]]> By: DavidB http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7707 DavidB Wed, 28 May 2008 17:55:43 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7707 If RIM were following their own guidelines, wouldn't the default "signature" on BIS email accounts be "Sent from my BlackBerry smartphone", rather than what it says now "Sent from my BlackBerry"??? If RIM were following their own guidelines, wouldn’t the default “signature” on BIS email accounts be “Sent from my BlackBerry smartphone”, rather than what it says now “Sent from my BlackBerry”???

]]> By: Greg Myers http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7688 Greg Myers Wed, 28 May 2008 09:12:24 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7688 This has gone from a private debate to a public forum. BlackBerry's vs BlackBerries has just about run its race. :) My take on the matter; 'Blackberries' is the plural of blackberry, eg. "Greg has way to many blackberries" (something my wife says a lot :) ). 'Blackberry's' means 'belongs to blackberry', eg. "Blackberry's new operating system". Now if any of our readers out there are English Literature professors or similar could you please let us know the correct 'plural' of 'blackberry' and we can put this debate to bed... This has gone from a private debate to a public forum. BlackBerry’s vs BlackBerries has just about run its race. :)
My take on the matter; ‘Blackberries’ is the plural of blackberry, eg. “Greg has way to many blackberries” (something my wife says a lot :) ). ‘Blackberry’s’ means ‘belongs to blackberry’, eg. “Blackberry’s new operating system”.
Now if any of our readers out there are English Literature professors or similar could you please let us know the correct ‘plural’ of ‘blackberry’ and we can put this debate to bed…

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7674 Ronen Halevy Tue, 27 May 2008 21:57:14 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7674 Sorry Jeff sometimes I don't stress the IRONY :) Sorry Jeff sometimes I don’t stress the IRONY :)

]]> By: Jeff http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7673 Jeff Tue, 27 May 2008 21:47:51 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7673 Its to protect their trademark. And did you actually call Wikipedia "trusty"? Its to protect their trademark.

And did you actually call Wikipedia “trusty”?

]]> By: Luciano ES http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7672 Luciano ES Tue, 27 May 2008 21:40:51 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/05/27/whats-the-plural-of-blackberry-the-definitive-answer/#comment-7672 Well, forbidding people from using "Blackberry" as a noun is RIMarkably silly. :-) You can't stop that kind of usage with laws and regulations. But I agree that it makes more sense not to apply any plural form to the brand name. Therefore, one should buy "two Blackberry", as in "two Blackberry (phones)". Great find, Ronen! :-) Well, forbidding people from using “Blackberry” as a noun is RIMarkably silly. :-) You can’t stop that kind of usage with laws and regulations. But I agree that it makes more sense not to apply any plural form to the brand name. Therefore, one should buy “two Blackberry”, as in “two Blackberry (phones)”.
Great find, Ronen! :-)

]]>