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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Pluralizing "Nike" in Slang
I am not sure exactly who to ask this question of, but here goes. In a high school creative writing class, we are writing poems. A friend wants to use the slang word for Nike shoes, phoenetically spelled, "nykes." However, we are unsure exactly how this should be written. I think we all agree that the "n" should be capitalized, but then that distinguishes the word as the brand name and any pluralized version of it would be, spelled phoenetically, "ny-kees." However, to leave the word as uncapitalized would be to create a word that does not exist in the English language. The question of the apostrophe has also come up. Have you any experience in this region, or can you refer me to somebody who might have seen this before? I'm sure it comes up in writing SOMEWHERE. Thanks, any help would be appreciated. Email me below please.
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Well, there are no formal rules for writing new slang words. Writers invent new words all the time. Did you ask your teacher?
- Well, there are no formal rules for writing new slang words.
- Writers invent new words all the time.
- Did you ask your teacher?
- However, Nike is a brand name, not quite yet a new generic word, so I would write something like: He bounded into class flashing his new neon-colored Nike's.
- There are many words that used to be brand names and now have become common words: She hoovered the carpet.
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Well, there are no formal rules for writing new slang words. Writers invent new words all the time. Did you ask your teacher?
However, Nike is a brand name, not quite yet a new generic word, so I would write something like:
He bounded into class flashing his new neon-colored Nike's.
There are many words that used to be brand names and now have become common words:
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However, Nike is a brand name, not quite yet a new generic word, so I would write something like:
He bounded into class flashing his new neon-colored Nike's.
There are many words that used to be brand names and now have become common words:
Sh
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