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I want to reread Lamb: The story of Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal now beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 01/11/2011 11:38:26 PM
If in an alternate reality you were confronted by a mob of Jesus clones, and you wanted to say, "Oh shit, look at all those ________!", what would you use besides "Jesuses"? After all, I'm fairly certain other names follow a similar form. "There are a lot of Guses in this town." "Did you see all those Samuses at that cosplay convention?" Unless Jesus as a name has a special grammatical convention for plurality? Such as Jesu or something? Or perhaps it is like a moose and you would simply say, "Look at all those Jesus!" That seems potentially grammatically vague. Surely you don't mean to imply that it should be converted like a Latin word and be Jesi? I would have thought that would not apply to proper names. Though that is a good question. If Claudius were cloned, would you say, "Holy shit, look at all those Claudii!"?

What with it being a family name (calling it "last name" is a bit confusing in the Roman naming system), the plural was sometimes used when referring to an entire family, or to several people (the most famous example is probably "the Gracchi", the two brothers Gracchus in the second century B.C.).

Actual first names are a different story, of course.

Though really, since Jesus' native language was Aramaic and his friends and family called him something closer to Joshua than to Jesus (I don't recall what exactly it is in Hebrew/Aramaic), it seems a little absurd to go look at Latin plurals - if you're gonna translate his name to another language anyhow, you might as well just stick with the English plurals.

I think possibly I'm taking this question even more too seriously than you did... :P And now I'm wondering about the grammaticality or lack thereof of the previous sentence, which probably means I'm starting to ramble and should leave it at this. ;)
I amuse myself.
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It's so weird trying to explain Halloween to people who didn't grow up with it beetnemesis - 01/11/2011 02:26:52 PM 775 Views
For a sec I was gonna go into the specifics for you... Dannymac - 01/11/2011 04:32:18 PM 399 Views
But its always just been an excuse to make a fire on the top of a hill. Stephen - 01/11/2011 05:32:57 PM 383 Views
Yup. I know there are various pagan origins, but honestly, fuck'em beetnemesis - 01/11/2011 08:17:12 PM 395 Views
I'm not going to do a history lesson, but... Isaac - 01/11/2011 09:22:59 PM 420 Views
What would you say is the proper plural form of Jesus? Nate - 01/11/2011 09:51:31 PM 426 Views
Claudii is an established plural, actually. Legolas - 01/11/2011 10:02:52 PM 496 Views
I want to reread Lamb: The story of Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal now beetnemesis - 01/11/2011 11:38:26 PM 503 Views
Jesī *NM* Praziquantel - 01/11/2011 10:06:29 PM 220 Views
Minor addendum: it seems to be a defective fourth declension. The plural should still be Iesūs. Tom - 01/11/2011 10:44:08 PM 380 Views
Ah, interesting. Praziquantel - 02/11/2011 10:22:37 AM 367 Views
The source? Any good Latin grammar should do. *NM* Tom - 02/11/2011 05:06:31 PM 156 Views
Also, a massive number of names follow 3rd declension. Tom - 02/11/2011 05:30:16 PM 314 Views
He is singular in nature Isaac - 01/11/2011 10:08:43 PM 414 Views
Ha. Nate - 01/11/2011 10:14:25 PM 339 Views
Re: Ha. Isaac - 02/11/2011 01:12:22 AM 409 Views
I thing attempting to discuss the plurality of Jesus precludes any serious discussion Stephen - 01/11/2011 10:41:01 PM 353 Views
Well, Zombie Jesus seems a legit matter for theological discussions Isaac - 02/11/2011 01:03:38 AM 334 Views
Lots of Mexican guys in one room could still be "Jesuses". *NM* Tom - 01/11/2011 10:47:03 PM 130 Views
So is it Jesūs, Jesii, or Jesuses then? Isaac - 02/11/2011 01:04:58 AM 335 Views
Well, in English I'd assume it's Jesuses. In Latin it would be Iesūs. Tom - 02/11/2011 01:06:09 AM 349 Views
As I mentioned above, the Latin plural would not be Jesi, but Jesūs. Tom - 01/11/2011 10:46:18 PM 335 Views
maybe his name is a plural anyway *NM* Yunalesca - 01/11/2011 11:13:03 PM 159 Views
Halloween isn't a Christian holiday, at least not originally. Tom - 01/11/2011 10:26:58 PM 406 Views
I was giving the abrigded version Isaac - 02/11/2011 01:01:07 AM 318 Views
Oh, well of course not. Tom - 02/11/2011 01:08:33 AM 352 Views
I know all of this, and care not. beetnemesis - 01/11/2011 11:37:12 PM 316 Views
Again halloween is a world thing, not US property Stephen - 02/11/2011 12:01:25 AM 347 Views
Not according to the Defense of Halloween Act of 1997! We own all IP rights and residuals. Tom - 02/11/2011 01:12:22 AM 358 Views
I honestly wasn't making it a US thing beetnemesis - 02/11/2011 02:43:59 PM 401 Views
Pagans and Satanists care a great deal about religion around Halloween. Tom - 02/11/2011 01:10:42 AM 360 Views
All Saints' Day is huge in New Orleans, as well. Lots of replastering and whitewashing cemeteries. *NM* Ghavrel - 02/11/2011 02:14:40 AM 142 Views
Thanks, Isaac ßelals Girl - 02/11/2011 03:08:14 AM 351 Views
Isaac - 02/11/2011 03:34:26 PM 320 Views
LMAO! That's great! *NM* ßelals Girl - 03/11/2011 01:24:09 PM 137 Views
Pet Peeve: Halloween isn't a holiday...its a celebration *NM* Jeordam - 01/11/2011 10:00:35 PM 155 Views
US Halloween is neither... Jacob - 01/11/2011 10:08:10 PM 385 Views
It seems internationally understood from what I can tell. Tom - 01/11/2011 10:48:02 PM 378 Views
Aren't morbid celebrations to ward away spirits pretty common throughout the world? *NM* Ghavrel - 01/11/2011 11:20:45 PM 156 Views
That's not what Halloween is in the US, though. Not anymore. *NM* beetnemesis - 01/11/2011 11:34:27 PM 143 Views
But Halloween isn't the property of you guys. Stephen - 02/11/2011 12:00:11 AM 339 Views
I honestly wasn't making it a US thing beetnemesis - 02/11/2011 02:50:08 PM 378 Views
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