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Toyota announces the official plural form of Prius is "Prii," ending debate.

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Rybold, Feb 21, 2011.

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  1. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Pernicious prose posing as portentous Prius poetry.

    Tom
     
    #21 qbee42, Feb 22, 2011
  2. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    Perhaps.

    Not pedantic, palpably pretentious, or pandering, please.
     
    #22 hyo silver, Feb 22, 2011
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    dplatnyc Junior Member

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    Wouldn't it be a "battery of prii?" Or is that reserved for the Prii PHEVs due next year?
     
    #23 dplatnyc, Feb 22, 2011
  4. nerfer

    nerfer A young senior member

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    I proposed a pod, repeating previous posters. Dplatnyc posited the more prosaic (but perfectly apropros) battery, I opine both possibilities are preferred over preserving the Prius pretender Sikes surname, but I am a pacifist to public opinion.

    A puzzling position. Perhaps his posterior was upon a perch?
    Presently, is Peter perched on a porch as he ponders poster's proposals?
     
    #24 nerfer, Feb 22, 2011
  5. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    Poised, perchance planted upon his prodigious posterior?
     
    #25 hyo silver, Feb 22, 2011
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    Tekdeus Shifted to Green

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    Did you guys see this crazy Toyota Video? It's "unlisted" and only viewable with a direct link or from the page listed above. Only 45 views since last month too!
     
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  7. ursle

    ursle Gas miser

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    A gaggle of prii
    A route of prii
    A waddle of prii
    A gam pf prii
    A grind of prii
    A sounder of prii

    Na, just a bunch of smart drivers:)
    Oil is back over 90$ a barrel
     
    #27 ursle, Feb 22, 2011
  8. eheath

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    It appears the debate is far from over. I wonder how this sounds in different languages. :confused:
     
    #28 eheath, Feb 22, 2011
  9. Rybold

    Rybold globally warmed member

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    Prii appears to be Prii in all languages; however the accent when pronounced differs from lanuage to language. Go here, change the destination language (and be sure to click the "translate" button each time), and click on the "Listen" button: Google Translate
    :)

    WHOA!!!! :eek: Check out the Japanese pronunciation of "Prii" : Google Translate
    well.... I guess this is how we should be saying it from now on. :D
     
    #29 Rybold, Feb 23, 2011
  10. David Beale

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    Funny that you say "ending debate". You obviously don't understand the members of this forum! ;)
     
    #30 David Beale, Feb 24, 2011
  11. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    Obviously. Even threads dead and buried years ago seem to mysteriously come back to life, and we're right back into it. ;)
     
    #31 hyo silver, Feb 24, 2011
  12. Rybold

    Rybold globally warmed member

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    PriusChat.com = PriusDebate.com :D
     
    #32 Rybold, Feb 24, 2011
  13. Skoorbmax

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    I will say Priuses as it is far clearer and requires no knowledge of the recipient about Toyota's sense of power of the the english language.
     
    #33 Skoorbmax, Feb 25, 2011
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    I demand a recount!!!

    Really? 1% separates the first and second place?

    FYI, I prefer Prius.
     
    #34 SparkieBlues, Feb 25, 2011
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