Watches - another OCD problem
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Green's my favorite color. Also, green & black is the colors of the Atreide's flag (geek much?).
Now you need to sponsor a green x black denim shirt. No other option.
We can call it The Kwisatz Haderac. Catchy!
Sigh.
House Atreides, so no apostrophe. Or if your're going for the possessive, it would be Atreides', or Atreides's, depending on which grammatical convention you prefer.
Kwisatz Haderach.
You people are forcing me to simultaneously be sci fi and grammar pedantic.
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What can I say? I'm an ass about grammar.
And most things, truth be told…
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Style guides seem to indicate that both are acceptable, though one or the other is "recommended."
It appears that it can also be dependent on whether the name ending in s is for a singular or plural subject, so going with the above example, it would be
The Atreideses' flag
Paul Atreides's flagTo be safe, I'm just going to call it the flag of House Atreides from now on, because I'm now all confused and paranoid.
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[…] depending on which grammatical convention you prefer.
I wasn't aware both were considered acceptable…I just assumed one was tolerated because of how often it was misused.
As written conventions both are acceptable, even the OED says so. But people who would use Atreides's are idiots, regardless of what the OED says.
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Style guides seem to indicate that both are acceptable, though one or the other is "recommended."
It appears that it can also be dependent on whether the name ending in s is for a singular or plural subject, so going with the above example, it would be
The Atreideses' flag
Paul Atreides's flagTo be safe, I'm just going to call it the flag of House Atreides from now on, because I'm now all confused and paranoid.
haha I remember coming across this issue while writing a note several years ago and the page ended up being full of scratched out "s's" and "s'".
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As someone with both a first and last name that ends in s, far too much of my life has been spent worrying about this issue (and the correct way to pluralize words ending in s).
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Julie thinks not.
(I suspect you're right, though…)
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that'll match your new boots really well..
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I was in town today, and a couple of shops had just received a delivery of Rolexes.
One of my favourites is the Air-King. It's basically a Milgauss with a different dial, and minus the cool lightning-bolt hand and green crystal. Costs a lot less too.
The other one I like is the Explorer, which feels a lot thinner on the wrist. Removing the soft iron inner case slims and lightens the watch, but also loses its magnetic resistance.
There were a few Explorer IIs about. It's rumoured to be replaced at Baselworld, with the new model having a ceramic bezel.
Lastly I took a look at a yellow and a pink gold Daytona. The Oysterflex band is far more comfortable than the steel bracelet, and makes the watch a lot lighter.
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An IWC boutique has just opened in Melbourne, and had a few interesting pieces in stock, including a Big Pilot in bronze.
And in titanium.
There was also an Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar with a digital day and month indicator. It was a very cool watch.
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Baselworld could be interesting for the LVMH group of watches.
I've already heard an announcement that Zenith will be launching the Defy Inventor, which rumours suggest is a production version of the Defy Lab, their 15 Hz super-limited watch from last year. Oh, and they've cranked the calibre up to 18 Hz…
TAG Heuer are getting in on the action, with the Calibre 11 forum discussing the Heuer 03XT, which is their version of the Zenith movement.
There have been a few shots of the prototype.
Including this wrist shot.
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titanium].
There was also an Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar with a digital day and month indicator. It was a very cool watch.
Titanium! I know I'm out of my league when I can't find the price. ???
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@steelworker the titanium Big Pilot was $20,000 (Australian). It'll probably work out somewhere between $13,000 and $15,000 in the US.
You probably didn't want to know that. :o
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@steelworker the titanium Big Pilot was $20,000 (Australian). It'll probably work out somewhere between $13,000 and $15,000 in the US.
You probably didn't want to know that. :o
Good Lord! @Graeme ??? if only it was a more reasonable $12,000.
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@steelworker Jomashop lists the titanium Big Pilot at $11,975, with retail at $13,400. The cheapest variant is the Petit Prince model with a blue dial at $10,495.
The Mark XVIII is a lot cheaper, at $3,295 for the black faced model. It's got an ETA movement, rather than an in-house one, which will help keep the price down. Being a lot smaller will mean it's a lot more wearable.
If you're like @Anesthetist, and prefer a small piece, the 36 mm Pilot's watch is $3,160. Specs are the same as the Mark XVIII, it's just a few millimetres smaller.
