Here's a deep question for pondering.

[Dazzer]

If you don't know what Mentos is, its a chewy sweet.

https://www.mentos.com/

Now the pondering begins.

1) Is Mentos plural or singular?
2) If its plural, what is its singlular? Mento? If so, then shouldn't people say "can i have a mento?"
3) If its singular, what's its plural? Mentii? Mentoses?
4) Or will this be the first word which is both singular and plural? (not counting uncountable nouns)

[janice]

Dazzer, that is a deep one.

(assumes a pose similar to that of "The Thinker")

I bet that one individual piece is called a "Mento" because there are many different candies, chips, etc. in which they have a plural name, but when referred to individually, they are singular.  I'm thinking of LifeSavers and Doritos.  "Hey, can I have a LifeSaver?" "Where is the dip for my Dorito?"

Just my $0.02

[thracozaag]

 Ponder this:

Is there another word for synonym?

koji (STSD)

[Bacfokievrahms]

4) Or will this be the first word which is both singular and plural? (not counting uncountable nouns)

There are several words that are both singular and plural. Moose and fish just a few among them.

[thalbergmad]

There are several words that are both singular and plural. Moose and fish just a few among them.

Thats not right, I clearly heard my friends 3 year old daughter say "look at all those fishes in the water mummy"

[Mozartian]

There are several words that are both singular and plural. Moose and fish just a few among them.

Moose, singular; meece, plural.
 

[lagin]

And in case you're wondering, a "chewy sweet" is a chewy candy, lol

[chopinisque]

Some fish would be plural, you know.  As in some fish have whiskers.

[stephane]

Speaking about mentos, something you should try:
-Take a new botlle of coke or another sparkling drink + 1 tube of mentos
-Go outside, preferably in the grassfield
-Put the bottle straight up onto the ground
-Open the bottle
-drop 7-10 mentos in the bottle. To do this, line them up in your hand, put your hand above it and drop
-Enjoy   


Warnings:
-Don't put on your best clothes, it might become messy (therfore best to do it in the grass or something). With sparkling water it's less messy but also less fun.
-Don't put your head above the bottle!!!

Cheers,

Stephane

[Dazzer]

sounds interesting.

Moose, singular; meece, plural.
 

you cannot be serious??? meese!?!?! i was thinking mooses... LOL:D

oh and i'm pretty sure its fishes, and not just fish. just like the old adage "There're many fishes in the sea", relating to my relationship woes... haha

[Mozartian]

Derek- mouse mice, moose meece, lol.

[galonia]

4) Or will this be the first word which is both singular and plural? (not counting uncountable nouns)

Despite one of the teachers at my high school telling us, "Don't terrorize the sheeps", I'm pretty sure sheep is both singular and plural.

[Bacfokievrahms]

Ok, at first I thought people were feigning ignorance as a lighthearted joke.

But just in case you guys are serious, moose is both singular and plural along with sheep, deer, bison, and swine. With these words there are no separate plural forms.

Fishes is correct as a plural form but so is fish (thus fish is still both singular and plural). Other words like this are antelope, cod, salmon, elk, etc.

[Dazzer]

awww damn... and i thought i was on the brink of a discovery here... thanks for nothing =sniff sniff=

alright i think the thread can be closed down now

[Mozartian]

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[Dazzer]

well i demand those words have plurals!!!!!