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canadians drankkit, like champs

Started by alexis · 9 months ago

Wow. There weren't nearly as many people at this Toronto meetup as there were in SF, Boston, or New ... Continue reading »

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  • nelgon

    9 months ago

    I'm pretty sure it's because the plural is applied to "Maple Leaf" as a name... becoming "Leafs" (because it's not an actual leaf, but a name)... On the other hand, leafs is also an accepted plural form of leaf: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf... either way, Canadian Beer is better!
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  • alexis

    9 months ago

    I see. That's a good enough answer for me.
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  • ninzee

    9 months ago

    No women in Canada, eh?
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  • Firefruze

    9 months ago

    actually the girls came after! I hope we didn't get you too drunk ;)

    Come back any time!
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  • Wes

    9 months ago

    The Maple Leafs were once named the "Toronto St. Patrick's".

    Conn Smythe, a coach from the area took control of the team around 1927 and eventually the team was renamed after The Maple Leaf Regiment, a group of Canadian soldiers who were in service during World War I.

    Thus, this plural form of "leaf" is correct.
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  • alexis

    9 months ago

    I'm convinced. Now I just need to figure out why Brett Favre is pronounced Brett Farve...
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  • klemoyne

    9 months ago

    Irrespective of the "accepted plural form" of leaf, the Toronto Maple Leafs are not named for the leaf of the maple tree. Their name reflects two things:
    1 - the name of the arena in which they original played (the Maple Leaf Gardens)
    and
    2 - the national symbol, the (singular) Maple Leaf (a singular, proper noun).
    Further, the pluralization applies to the team as a whole, not the leaves individually.
    Does that make it any clearer?
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  • alexis

    9 months ago

    Yep. This sounds reasonable to me.
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  • jordan (mistaj)

    9 months ago

    I had never seen the lemon applied to the tequila shot before that night, either.
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  • alexis

    9 months ago

    Glad we weren't the only ones. Canadians just don't understand the awesome power of the lime.
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  • samzo

    3 months ago

    damnit... i spaced on the date and just checked now to find out that i missed it by a couple months. i'll be there in 08 for sheeze!
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