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Threes and out vs three and outs
Second or third time I've heard BA refer to it as threes and out. Ive always said three and outs when referring to multiple 3 and outs. See there I did it again.
Is he grammatically (or just football terms) correct?
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Dunno but I say 3 and outs.
Take it from someone who moved to a foreign country and had to learn a new language. Language is about communication. If people understand you when you say something, being exactly correct is really not that big a deal. Say it the way that you're most comfortable with.
I've always said 3 and outs.
That said, depends on if you're talking about one 3 and out or several 3 and outs.
Ive never traveled outside the US. I have, however, worked landscaping and steel working on many levels. I understand being understandable and relative. It is quite important to adjust your dialect in ways to help your new friends understand things.
All of that being said, it really has nothing to do with my post.
That's the whole point
You've waded into my area of expertise with this OP (English major, law degree, write and edit for a living), so let me give you my $0.02.
"Three and out" is a phrase, so the plural would be three and out's. (This is one of the rare circumstances where the apostrophe is correct for a plural. Lots of folks mistakenly use an apostrophe when it's not appropriate.)
The only time you would have the plural on the first word is something like attorneys general or courts martial, where the noun is pluralized because the second word is just a modifier (adjective).
Exactly. I omitted any apostrophes as to not add confusion. I was just genuinely curious towards Brandon Adam's phrasing.
I do have to ask, what makes the apostrophe correct in outs? (Out's) uneducated question obviously
@AnotherDawg
The apostrophe is appropriate because it's a phrase, "three and out." So the "s" applies to the whole phrase.
If you're watching a baseball game you might turn to the person next to you and ask, "How many outs?" (No apostrophe.)
Ah I see, thanks man.
My reason for saying “threes and out” is because the phrase kind of reminds me of a word like “sister in-law” which when pluralized becomes “sisters in-law.”
However, no matter which form of the phrase you prefer, I’m sure we’d all be happy if UGA gave us a lot less of them to discuss.
Very nicely done, sir.
I'll share your posts with my brothers-in-law.
Go, Dawgs!
Yeah I can hear that
"However, no matter which form of the phrase you prefer, I’m sure we’d all be happy if UGA gave us a lot less of them to discuss."
Agreed!
I thought apostrophes were to indicate "ownership" ?