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laconicsax

(14,860 posts) Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:21 AM Jan 2012

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What is the singular of Mentos?

Is it Mento? As in "Here, try this green apple Mento?"

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What is the singular of Mentos? (Original Post) laconicsax Jan 2012 OP

No, it's Greek, like "kentauros". kentauros Jan 2012 #1

After seeing "Cingular" for so many years, "singular" just doesn't look right. Bake Jan 2012 #7

Thankfully, my mind always rejected the "Cingular" spelling. kentauros Jan 2012 #11

Cingular is now AT&T Wireless Bake Jan 2012 #26

And what is a kentauros? A Greek redneck living in Kentucky?? madinmaryland Jan 2012 #19

No, kentauros Jan 2012 #25

Would that mean that when you have a roll of them ... surrealAmerican Jan 2012 #28

What little I know of Greek, you replace the 's' with an 'i' for plural. kentauros Jan 2012 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #2

Sheep is a noun. Lasher Jan 2012 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #9

Maybe it's a verb too. Lasher Jan 2012 #13

How do you offer a blind person one M&M's? UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #4

Hand over one bag kentauros Jan 2012 #5

A high school friend of mine claimed that the singular of "M&M" was "m", deucemagnet Jan 2012 #16

!!! MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #20

"a mint" HopeHoops Jan 2012 #6

Maybe the better question is, what's the plural of Mentos? Bake Jan 2012 #8

No, it's Mentoses. kentauros Jan 2012 #12

Freshmaker geardaddy Jan 2012 #10

Mantos pintobean Jan 2012 #14

Mints of Fate. kentauros Jan 2012 #30

Do green apple Mentos really exist? MrCoffee Jan 2012 #15

They do. laconicsax Jan 2012 #17

I had no idea...thanks for the heads up MrCoffee Jan 2012 #18

the plural of mentos is mentosen. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #21

NO it's mentoxen limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #22

Ment LiberalEsto Jan 2012 #23

Oddly enough its menstrual. undeterred Jan 2012 #24

Mentron Enrique Jan 2012 #27

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

1. No, it's Greek, like "kentauros".

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:23 AM

Jan 2012

So, it's already singular

Bake

(21,977 posts)

7. After seeing "Cingular" for so many years, "singular" just doesn't look right.

Reply to kentauros (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:23 AM

Jan 2012

Even though it is.

Bake

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

11. Thankfully, my mind always rejected the "Cingular" spelling.

Reply to Bake (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:25 AM

Jan 2012

Are they even still around, or did they get gobbled up by a bigger corp?

At least there's no company called "Plurel"

Bake

(21,977 posts)

26. Cingular is now AT&T Wireless

Reply to kentauros (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 06:40 PM

Jan 2012

Bake

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)

19. And what is a kentauros? A Greek redneck living in Kentucky??

Reply to kentauros (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 08:57 PM

Jan 2012

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

25. No,

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #19)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:58 PM

Jan 2012

just living in Texas.

surrealAmerican

(11,360 posts)

28. Would that mean that when you have a roll of them ...

Reply to kentauros (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 08:16 PM

Jan 2012

... that you have Mentoses?
... Mentosi?

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

29. What little I know of Greek, you replace the 's' with an 'i' for plural.

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #28)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 08:44 PM

Jan 2012

So it would be Mentoi. Sounds kind of Japanese now

Response to laconicsax (Original post)

Tesha This message was self-deleted by its author.

Lasher

(27,573 posts)

3. Sheep is a noun.

Reply to Tesha (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 08:20 AM

Jan 2012

Response to Lasher (Reply #3)

Tesha This message was self-deleted by its author.

Lasher

(27,573 posts)

13. Maybe it's a verb too.

Reply to Tesha (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 06:50 PM

Jan 2012

I'm going to sheep you.

UnrepentantLiberal

(11,700 posts)

4. How do you offer a blind person one M&M's?

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 08:40 AM

Jan 2012

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

5. Hand over one bag

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 09:32 AM

Jan 2012

deucemagnet

(4,549 posts)

16. A high school friend of mine claimed that the singular of "M&M" was "m",

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 07:44 PM

Jan 2012

because they have an "m" on them. Jim was a little weird.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)

20. !!!

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Thu Jan 12, 2012, 09:49 PM

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HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

6. "a mint"

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:09 AM

Jan 2012

Bake

(21,977 posts)

8. Maybe the better question is, what's the plural of Mentos?

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:23 AM

Jan 2012

Menti?

Bake

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

12. No, it's Mentoses.

Reply to Bake (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:28 AM

Jan 2012

Now that sounds like a disease or medical condition!

"You have Mentoses."

"Is it serious?"

"No, I found them in your coat pocket when I was looking for your wallet. Have some?"

geardaddy

(24,926 posts)

10. Freshmaker

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:23 AM

Jan 2012

pintobean

(18,101 posts)

14. Mantos

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 06:55 PM

Jan 2012

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

30. Mints of Fate.

Reply to pintobean (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 08:45 PM

Jan 2012

Delivered by Torgos, the Pinheads.

MrCoffee

(24,159 posts)

15. Do green apple Mentos really exist?

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 06:57 PM

Jan 2012

Because I would try such a thing.

laconicsax

(14,860 posts)

17. They do.

Reply to MrCoffee (Reply #15)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 08:13 PM

Jan 2012

They're hard to find, but they certainly exist.

MrCoffee

(24,159 posts)

18. I had no idea...thanks for the heads up

Reply to laconicsax (Reply #17)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 08:14 PM

Jan 2012

Now I want a green apple Mentos, dammit!

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

21. the plural of mentos is mentosen.

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 09:51 PM

Jan 2012

Jeesh!

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

22. NO it's mentoxen

Reply to limpyhobbler (Reply #21)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 09:52 PM

Jan 2012

That's what I meant.

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

23. Ment

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:21 PM

Jan 2012

or maybe Mentus

undeterred

(34,658 posts)

24. Oddly enough its menstrual.

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:51 PM

Jan 2012

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

27. Mentron

Reply to laconicsax (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 07:22 PM

Jan 2012

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