Plural of tardis

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 500

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  07/06/10 - 17:45 #2

  Tardi?

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• JAS84 Posts: 7,430

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  07/06/10 - 17:47 #3

  I've always assumed it's TARDISes.

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• smudges dad Posts: 36,989

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  07/06/10 - 17:49 #4

  icemetallica8 wrote: »

  Tardi?

  
  That's what I'd have said, but I couldn't find an example of a word ending in "is" losing the "s"

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• Granny McSmith Posts: 19,622

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  07/06/10 - 17:59 #5

  You'd have to think of an analogy with something similar. LASER is an acronym, isn't it? so you would say lasers, so tardises.
  
  Logical, captain:)

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• CD93 Posts: 13,939

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  07/06/10 - 18:00 #6

  Per Time Crash:
  
  "It's like two TARDISes have merged!"

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• the.watson Posts: 1,845

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  07/06/10 - 18:04 #7

  tards

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 1,138

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  07/06/10 - 18:09 #8

  smudges dad wrote: »

  If you have more than one Tardis, are they Tardes, Tardis, Tardare, Tardides or Tardises?
  
  One ephemeris, several ephemerides
  One axis, several axes
  (S)he is, they are
  One chassis, several chassis
  One iris, several irises or iris
  
  Howver, if it's considered an acronym, is it times and relative dimensions in spaces or something else entirely? (Relative being an acronym, rather than family members)?
  
  

  
  TARDISes
  
  Time And Relative Dimension In Space

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 604

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  07/06/10 - 18:30 #9

  It seems that given the effect of multiple versions of the tardis is arriving late all the time, then the plural should be "tardy".

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 2,053

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  07/06/10 - 22:22 #10

  You don't screw with the base of the initialism to create a plural form; TARDIS will still have to be part of it, it isn't a word on its own.
  
  As such, TARDISes.

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• CD93 Posts: 13,939

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  07/06/10 - 22:31 #11

  If Peter Davison said it, it must be true, damn it!

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• JohnFlawbod Posts: 4,667

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  07/06/10 - 22:32 #12

  smudges dad wrote: »

  If you have more than one Tardis, are they Tardes, Tardis, Tardare, Tardides or Tardises?
  
  One ephemeris, several ephemerides
  One axis, several axes
  (S)he is, they are
  One chassis, several chassis
  One iris, several irises or iris
  
  Howver, if it's considered an acronym, is it times and relative dimensions in spaces or something else entirely? (Relative being an acronym, rather than family members)?
  
  

  
  Acronyms are never pluralised inside, the words remain intact - what a really dumb thread...is there nothing more interesting to discuss?

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• reeley Posts: 347

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  07/06/10 - 22:35 #13

  JohnFlawbod wrote: »

  Acronyms are never pluralised inside, the words remain intact - what a really dumb thread...is there nothing more interesting to discuss?

  
  WOW, a bit snappy, it was a reasonable question I thought:eek:
  
  
  
  . I would have gone with Tardi, until I read the posts, now I think I would say :
  
  
  "There is more than one Tardis" :D

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 4,068

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  07/06/10 - 22:48 #14

  But...
  
  The Tardises got themselves blown up at the end of the Time War, so there can't be plural of them.
  
  BUUT... They still exist. The Doc could visit a timelord before the time war, if they were living in a cave somewhere, and weren't affected by the Time War, and they have their Tardis. And all of the Tardises still exist, because they still visited the places before they died.
  
  And this rubbish about 2 Doctors is rubbish. I can't explain that, but I will use an example. By the end of Torchwood S2, at one point, Jack is in WW2 around 5 times, but it isn't 5 Jacks. So; Technically, there is 4(ish) Doctors in WW2 at the moment.

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• davrosdodebird Posts: 8,692

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  07/06/10 - 23:03 #15

  Tardii, simply because it sounds cool

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• sebbie3000 Posts: 5,188

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  07/06/10 - 23:29 #16

  As there are no more left due to all the Time Lords being trapped inside the Time Locked Time War, the only other TARDIS we will see will be a second copy of the Doctor's.
  
  Technically, no pluralising is necessary...
  
  

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• tingramretro Posts: 10,974

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  07/06/10 - 23:37 #17

  TARDISes. Aside from the fact that it's the only version that makes grammatical sense, it's been used in the show. Nothing to see here, move along.

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• Adam Kelleher Posts: 1,488

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  07/06/10 - 23:56 #18

  Shouldn't it be "ships"? After all, Susan made up the nickname TARDIS........

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• johnnysaucepn Posts: 6,775

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  07/06/10 - 23:59 #19

  Tardii or the like would only apply if the root word were Latin.

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• chuffnobbler Posts: 10,771

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  08/06/10 - 09:50 #20

  Tardii. I've always loved that word.

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• tingramretro Posts: 10,974

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  08/06/10 - 09:52 #21

  chuffnobbler wrote: »

  Tardii. I've always loved that word.

  
  But it doesn't mean anything. TARDIS is an acronym. What would TARDII stand for?

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• JAS84 Posts: 7,430

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  08/06/10 - 10:15 #22

  CD93 wrote: »

  Per Time Crash:
  
  "It's like two TARDISes have merged!"

  End of argument. Thanks, I was right then.
  
  >>Question answered, end thread.<<

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 2,353

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  08/06/10 - 14:25 #23

  The real question though:
  
  What is the collective term for more than one tardis?
  
  A gaggle of tardises?

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• fastest finger Posts: 12,871

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  08/06/10 - 15:05 #24

  neel wrote: »

  The real question though:
  
  What is the collective term for more than one tardis?
  
  A gaggle of tardises?

  
  A fleet. They are transport vessels.

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• Rorschach Posts: 10,818

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  08/06/10 - 15:06 #25

  A Timey-Wimey of Tardises surely

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  08/06/10 - 15:13 #26

  Rorschach wrote: »

  A Timey-Wimey of Tardises surely

  
  I was thinking flock, "flock of tardises" has a certain ring to it. And could also double as being an 80's tribute band name.
  
  Fleet? bah, far too logical.

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