MrCurious  +  429726 Thu, 11 Oct 07 02:33 PM What's the plural of "walkman" "workman-workmen", "showman-showmen" "walkman-??" MrCurious Joined on Mon, Aug 27 2007 New Member 48 Silence! Plurals

	Yankee  +  429746 Thu, 11 Oct 07 03:07 PM The Oxford Dictionary lists both Walkmen and Walkmans as plural forms. Cambridge lists only Walkmans. All of the dictionaries I checked categorize Walkman as a trademark (thus the capitalization) rather than a "generic noun". Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,502 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Plurals, Nouns

	Clive  +  581467 Wed, 29 Oct 08 03:52 PM Hi, So would you say that the singular is not 'a Walkman', but only 'a Walkman personal stereo'? Clive  Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,630 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Plurals