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Should the plural of "milf" be "milfs" or "milves"?

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  1. Bonooru
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    Since the plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General and the abbreviations thereof are AG and AGs. It follows that MILF should be MILFs.

    Since the plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General and the abbreviations thereof are AG and AGs. It follows that MILF should be MILFs.

    19 votes
  2. artvandelay
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    Finally some real discussion on this site. I don't really have much else to add here, I think @Bonooru's and @Banazir's line of reasoning applies here. MILF is an acronym and English tends to...

    Finally some real discussion on this site.

    I don't really have much else to add here, I think @Bonooru's and @Banazir's line of reasoning applies here. MILF is an acronym and English tends to pluralize acronyms with a simple "-s" at the end. DVDs, AGs, CDs, MILFs.

    12 votes
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    Banazir
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    Because it's an acronym, I would say it's "MILFs". One could also argue that since "Mothers" is the plural part, MILF is both singular and plural. I am not making this argument, but bringing up as...

    Because it's an acronym, I would say it's "MILFs".

    One could also argue that since "Mothers" is the plural part, MILF is both singular and plural. I am not making this argument, but bringing up as a potential (wrong) option.

    7 votes
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      TaylorSwiftsPickles
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      See, I and many others use it as a proper noun at this point. So my half-conscious brain running on 2.5 hours of sleep had this genius idea

      See, I and many others use it as a proper noun at this point. So my half-conscious brain running on 2.5 hours of sleep had this genius idea

      3 votes
      1. Banazir
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        New acronym unlocked: Mothers I'd Like to Very Enthusiastically Sex

        New acronym unlocked: Mothers I'd Like to Very Enthusiastically Sex

        4 votes
    2. Sunbutt23
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      You could technically use MsILF then no? (Emms ill ff)

      You could technically use MsILF then no? (Emms ill ff)

      1 vote
  4. TheRtRevKaiser
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    Tolkien would probably prefer milves, he originally preferred "dwarfs" as the plural for "dwarf" but changed his mind later to "dwarves"

    Tolkien would probably prefer milves, he originally preferred "dwarfs" as the plural for "dwarf" but changed his mind later to "dwarves"

    5 votes
  5. Eji1700
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    It's called "a pride". I could use direction on what the plural of Timothée Chalamet would be

    It's called "a pride".

    I could use direction on what the plural of Timothée Chalamet would be

    5 votes
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    Raistlin
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    I really do think it's MILFs. We say gifs and radars, right? We usually pluralise acronyms as they are.

    I really do think it's MILFs. We say gifs and radars, right? We usually pluralise acronyms as they are.

    4 votes
    1. [2]
      hobbes64
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      You mispronounced gifs though, I think you meant jifs.

      You mispronounced gifs though, I think you meant jifs.

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    chili-man
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    When I say this (as oft I do), I tend to pronounce as "milves" (easy to pronounce) even though I would spell it MILFs in writing

    When I say this (as oft I do), I tend to pronounce as "milves" (easy to pronounce) even though I would spell it MILFs in writing

    3 votes
    1. 286437714
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      I'm the same. I write MILFs, I say milves, but if I saw milves written I'd think it was incorrect.

      I'm the same. I write MILFs, I say milves, but if I saw milves written I'd think it was incorrect.

      3 votes
  8. DFGdanger
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    The collective noun for a group of them is called a Coolidge

    The collective noun for a group of them is called a Coolidge

    3 votes