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Thread #136656 Message #3122034
Posted By: Bee-dubya-ell
26-Mar-11 - 12:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: Happy Birthday, Jame Tiberius Kirk!!
Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Jame Tiberius Kirk!!
Jame is the singular. James is the plural. That's not how it is nowadays, but it will be true long before Captain Kirk's birth in 2233. Over the next 200 years, there will be a gradual dropping of final "s" sounds to eliminate any confusion over number distinctions. "Cheese" will become "chee", "nose" will become "no", and "James" will become "Jame".