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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: plural or past-tense acronyms #19175 02/18/2001 10:40 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Hmmm. So was it Valentine's day OR Valentines day? In French we say "la Saint Valentin" (yes, there is no e on the end) so it refers to that one specific person from which the day originated. Is this also true in English, or does it refer to the people celebrating the day? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted plural or past-tense acronyms Alex Williams 02/16/2001 9:37 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms musick 02/16/2001 9:50 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms Jackie 02/16/2001 9:59 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms tsuwm 02/16/2001 11:01 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms musick 02/16/2001 11:42 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms Sparteye 02/17/2001 1:21 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms Bridget 02/18/2001 9:24 AM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms wow 02/18/2001 8:34 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms Marty 02/18/2001 9:36 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms belMarduk 02/18/2001 10:40 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms Alex Williams 02/19/2001 12:26 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms AnnaStrophic 02/19/2001 11:43 AM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms maverick 02/19/2001 2:35 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,322 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,165 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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