Plural of Pentium (was Re: Why not INTEL586?)

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From: D. J. McCarthy
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1992 01:22

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I'm not speaking for Intel in any official manner whatsoever.

James Jones (jejones@microware.com) wrote:
> steibel@venus.cs.umbc.edu (David M. Steibel) writes:
>> Therefore, with the Pentium increasing performance through the roof,
>> people will be buying an awful lot of Pentiums.

> Or is that Pentia?  Pentiae?  Assistance from people who took some Latin
> would be much appreciated. :-)


	I just came across this pluralized-Pentium(tm) question earlier
today.  Basically I think it boils down to this:  Pentium is not a
Latin word.  If anything, it's an English word.  It should therefore
follow standard English pluralization rules.

	One Pentium.  Two Pentiums.


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