Plural of "Grand Prix"

[Army Fencer]

The data are in! I just found out that the plural of "Grand Prix" is "Grands Prix."

This has to be the weirdest pluralization I've ever seen. Even "Surgeons General" makes more sense.

[gtmac]

You mean it's not "Grand Prixes"? Darn, now I'll have to reprint the invitations.

[fencergal33]

you know it's "Mothers-In-Law" too, right?

[Army Fencer]

Originally Posted by fencergal33

you know it's "Mothers-In-Law" too, right?

Why would you need two? There are easier ways to self-flagellate....

[DE_Strip_Tease]

I have a Grand Prix... lol.. a $400 one...

One time someone asked what kind of car i had.. i proudley responded, " I have a Grand 'Pricks'!" My blondeness showed that day.

poor car... but I love it.

[esskreemr]

That is kind of weird, you'd think it would be Grand Prices.

[Go? Fencing?]

It's French. Singluar- grand prix (grand prize). Plural- grands prix (as the form of prix doesn't change in the plural, but the adjective, grand, must add an S to agree with the masculine plural noun).

[betty]

Et ben voilà! Enfin une explication simple et correcte. Thank you.
Why would you make an americanized plural to a French word.

Un grand prix, 2 grands prix.
Un grand américain, 2 grands américains.
Un grand français, 2 grands français.
Simple: you don't add the "s" after "x" and "s".

[Go? Fencing?]

Originally Posted by betty

Simple: you don't add the "s" after "x" and "s".

And a whole bunch of other rules. And exceptions. But as the French say, the exception confirms the rule.

[esskreemr]

Originally Posted by betty

Et ben voilà! Enfin une explication simple et correcte. Thank you.
Why would you make an americanized plural to a French word.

Once we accept it into our language we can do anything we want with it because the English language is extraordinarily flexible. Not necessarily always a good thing as it leads to a great deal of confusion. Ever get stuck on an English word's spelling, one that you use frequently on a daily basis, look at it twice and think to yourself, "that can't possibly be right, what kind of word is xxxxxx?"

Why would the French ban the use of the word email, used by practically everyone else on the planet, even in other languages in favor of courriel?

[Go? Fencing?]

Actually, as I understand it, courriel (courrier électronique) is more used in Québec, while people in France often use un mel.

[betty]

Exact. The French generally use "mail" and the québécois prefer to sound more French with "courriel".

Il ne faut pas être plus royaliste que le roi. Go tell that to the peolpe of Québec.