The word "orange" is like the word "deer".

[LeftyFingerPop]

The plural for "deer", is "deer".

The plural for "orange", is "orange"


I bought a bag of orange.
I just ate 3 orange.

There is no such thing as "oranges".

Smarten up.

[suninvited]

1. are you sure about that?

I buy oranges all the time, and I eat them unless my deers find them first.

[LeftyFingerPop]

2. Yes, and the plural for "wolf" is "wuffs".

[plcdude]

3. Check out

the plural of the noun orange. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orange

[LeftyFingerPop]

4. Thanks...that confirms the plural is "orange"

didn't think of posting a link...

[plcdude]

7. ?

NounSingular
orange
Plural
oranges


orange (plural oranges)

An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus aurantium.
The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
(color/colour) The colour of a ripe orange (the fruit); a color midway between red and yellow.
orange colour:

[LeftyFingerPop]

8. Did you change it after copying and pasting????

My link says : orange (plural orange)

[armyowalgreens]

24. It says oranges.

[LeftyFingerPop]

27. No it doesn't.

[armyowalgreens]

28. Yes it does.

"Noun
orange (plural oranges)
An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus aurantium.
The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
(color/colour) The colour of a ripe orange (the fruit); a color midway between red and yellow."


It's under English: noun.

[LeftyFingerPop]

30. That's what I am saying...it says "plural orange". That's what I mean.

[armyowalgreens]

31. So you are fucking with us.

[LeftyFingerPop]

33. Fucking with who????

[BuelahWitch]

51. LFP always fucks with us. That's his job

And that's why we love him. :hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

53. Sometimes I do, but I'm serious here!

:hug:

[armyowalgreens]

29. Also...

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oranges

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32. That website is notoriously incorrect.

[armyowalgreens]

35. Well Merriam-Webster isn't going to be incorrect...

Check my post below.

[LeftyFingerPop]

43. Check your hard copy dictionary.

[armyowalgreens]

44. I just did. It doesn't mention a plural.

I looked up moose, and it says the plural is moose.


When I looked up orange, it mentions nothing about a plural.

[LeftyFingerPop]

45. That is because the plural is the same as the "base word" - "orange".

[armyowalgreens]

46. No. If that was true, the dictionary would not bother giving the plural of moose.

[LeftyFingerPop]

47. In my dictionary, there is a special note, it says:

"Please be aware that the traditional plural for "orange" is the same as the base word. Recent slang erroneously indicates that the word "oranges" is plural, however, this is not generally accepted".

[armyowalgreens]

48. So what you are telling me is that every last source on the internet and my own dictionary...

is full of shit.

But your dictionary is telling the truth? I can't even see your dictionary. I might be inclined to believe you if you copied the page and showed it to me.

[LeftyFingerPop]

49. I'm actually trying to do that right now, but I can't get my scanner to work!

[eppur_se_muova]

59. If that disagrees, check the vault copy. nt

[armyowalgreens]

34. And...

Main Entry: 1or·ange
Pronunciation: \ˈär-inj, ˈär(-ə)nj; chiefly Northern & Midland ˈȯr-inj, ˈȯr(-ə)nj\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French orrange, araunge, from Old Occitan auranja, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāraṅga orange tree
Date: 14th century
1 a : a globose berry with a yellowish to reddish-orange rind and a sweet edible pulp b : any of various small evergreen citrus trees (genus Citrus) with glossy ovate leaves, hard yellow wood, fragrant white flowers, and fruits that are oranges

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orange

[LeftyFingerPop]

36. You can't trust every site on the internet...just because it says "merriam-webster".

[armyowalgreens]

37. Okay, you must be fucking with us. No one is this dumb.

Jokes on me. Where's the camera crew?

[LeftyFingerPop]

38. I have a 4 year degree in literature, and I know you must look at multiple sources before deciding.

[armyowalgreens]

39. I cannot find a source that agrees with you.

I've looked at multiple sources. I've scanned pages upon pages of google searches. I can find nothing suggesting that the plural of orange is "orange".

However, I have found many links showing that the plural is oranges.

[LeftyFingerPop]

40. That's what I'm saying. The internet can be useless. Try a hard copy dictionary.

[armyowalgreens]

41. M-W online will be more up to date than any dictionary I have.

So your argument is moot. Unless, of course, you can somehow provide evidence that Merriam-Webster.com is a forgery.

[LeftyFingerPop]

42. My hard copy Merriam-Webster says that the plural is "orange".

[HopeHoops]

5. Oranges Pornges, who cares - there ain't no rhyme for oranges!

Witchy Poo from H.R. Puff-N-Stuff.

[LeftyFingerPop]

6. That is another falicy...

The word "bong" rhymes with "orange".

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. I have an orange bong

:smoke:

[LeftyFingerPop]

12. So do I.

:D

[slay]

26. I used to til I dropped it in the bathtub while cleaning it

it was glass.. doh..

[HopeHoops]

11. Bong rhymes with SONG, not orange.

Well, I guess if you've been USING the bong it might seem to rhyme.

[LeftyFingerPop]

13. They sound exactly the same to me.

[jobycom]

20. How do you pronounce falicy?

Is it like "Phallicky," or "Fah-LEESY" or what?

[LeftyFingerPop]

21. I'm not sure...I probably spelled that one wrong too.

I'm too lazy to look... :)

[mitchum]

19. "Syringe" rhymes with orange

at least closely enough for rockandroll

[LeftyFingerPop]

22. I think you are correct here.

[eppur_se_muova]

60. Or silver, or purple, supposedly.

If you're choking
turning purple
one good slap and
one good burp'll
usually fix it.




Gold and silver,
gifts of will vir-
ginity tend to
put an end to.



(both due to James P. Hogan, who used to be a pretty good SF author, before he went all Velikovskian)

[Strong Atheist]

10. 11,800,000 hits on "oranges":

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=oranges&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10

[LeftyFingerPop]

15. It is a common misperception...that is why there are so many hits.

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. More than one box = boxen.

[LeftyFingerPop]

16. Another acceptable plural is "boxo".

[trof]

17. horse. hockey.

[LeftyFingerPop]

18. I think you spelled jockey wrong.

[baldguy]

23. Oh, you poor deers!

[slay]

25. Pffft.. I'm still gonna call um Oranges

or as i often refer to them - the other stuff that goes with the vodka in my screwdriver.. :P

[Heidi]

50. Useful threads like this one

remind me to buy orange when I go grocery shopping. :thumbsup:

[LeftyFingerPop]

52. Thanks for the compliment, Heidi

:blush:

[Heidi]

54. I realize this is only an online source, but it might interest you.

NOWHERE is there a pronunciation for the (non)word "oranges," nor is it listed among more than 60 variations of the word "orange." :hi:

http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=relaxed§Hdr=on&spellToler=on&chinese=both&pinyin=diacritic&search=orange&relink=on

[LeftyFingerPop]

55. THANK YOU! Now THAT is a reliable source. n/t

[Orsino]

56. Not in limericks, it's not. n/t

[astral]

57. You lie!

[LeftyFingerPop]

58. No, this is the truth.

[I Have A Dream]

61. That's right: I compare apples and orange. nt

[WinkyDink]

62. Whaddayamean? There's Orange, East Orange, West Orange...the Oranges!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Oranges,_New_Jersey