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opera142 ([personal profile] opera142) wrote2009-10-29 08:52 am
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Plural of Jack-in-a-box?

Jacks-in-the-box sounds like many Jacks in one box; Jack-in-the-boxes sounds like one Jack, many boxes. Jacks-in-the-boxes, I dunno.

[identity profile] redfiona99.livejournal.com 2009-10-29 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
The only way I got it to work was 'jacks in boxes'.

[identity profile] wishtheworst.livejournal.com 2009-10-29 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Unsavory fast food restaurants? (I took the M.Hardy reading approach.)

[identity profile] opera142.livejournal.com 2009-10-29 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Bahahaha. Moons Over My Hammies.

[identity profile] wishtheworst.livejournal.com 2009-10-29 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Needs more ranch. And I need less dumb, apparently, so I can post comments correctly. >.

[identity profile] opera142.livejournal.com 2009-10-29 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
And a cheesecake chaser.

[identity profile] angstbunny.livejournal.com 2009-10-29 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I second "Jacks in boxes."

[identity profile] wolfshift.livejournal.com 2009-10-29 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
How about, "Thou shalt not have more than one Jack-in-the-box"? :P

[identity profile] opera142.livejournal.com 2009-10-29 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
All your Jack-in-the-box are belong to me.