Pakage Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 If anyone wants some free primo, here's a site we've built thats giving away 1000 primo's over the life of the competition and a bunch of cash. Pretty easy to win, just crack the safe: http://apps.facebook.com/primosafe if you dont instantly win a primo, you get in the draw to win some cash. But there's a bunch being given away every hour, so the odds are quite good. ez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perceptualChaos Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 You sound like an asian Pakage... FYI, primo is not a countable noun, so you can't say "giving away 1000 primo's over the life of the competition"... Even if you could, you would not use an apostrophe. You can't "win a primo" either, anymore than you can "win a milk". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nato Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I think we might need to add pakage to the banned spanners list. Cheap jeans....free primo....next it'll be gucci handbags and penis enlargements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penco Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I think we might need to add pakage to the banned spanners list. Cheap jeans....free primo....next it'll be gucci handbags and penis enlargements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakage Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 fine then, ill keep my free and/or cheap deals to myself.. just trying to share the love.. fuck ya'll niggaz.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 You sound like an asian Pakage... FYI, primo is not a countable noun, so you can't say "giving away 1000 primo's over the life of the competition"... Even if you could, you would not use an apostrophe. You can't "win a primo" either, anymore than you can "win a milk". You sure? What if it was a "Coke"? You can "share a Coke" and "win a Coke". Same if it was for example a "hot dog". "We're giving away 1000x hot dogs" would be perfectly fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Known One Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Coke is actually an informal noun to describe any cola-flavored drink, especially Coca-Cola. It's also apparently a countable noun... (Thanks wiktionary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perceptualChaos Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 You sound like an asian Pakage... FYI, primo is not a countable noun, so you can't say "giving away 1000 primo's over the life of the competition"... Even if you could, you would not use an apostrophe. You can't "win a primo" either, anymore than you can "win a milk". You sure? What if it was a "Coke"? You can "share a Coke" and "win a Coke". Same if it was for example a "hot dog". "We're giving away 1000x hot dogs" would be perfectly fine. really? "I have 3 Cokes" sounds whack as... Shouldn't it be "I have 3 cans of Coke"? You definitely wouldn't say "I have 3 milks"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakage Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 You sound like an asian Pakage... FYI, primo is not a countable noun, so you can't say "giving away 1000 primo's over the life of the competition"... Even if you could, you would not use an apostrophe. You can't "win a primo" either, anymore than you can "win a milk". You sure? What if it was a "Coke"? You can "share a Coke" and "win a Coke". Same if it was for example a "hot dog". "We're giving away 1000x hot dogs" would be perfectly fine. really? "I have 3 Cokes" sounds whack as... Shouldn't it be "I have 3 cans of Coke"? You definitely wouldn't say "I have 3 milks"... milk isnt a brand name.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perceptualChaos Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 So is it just me that thinks the sentence "Here's a site we've built that's giving away 1000 Primos" sounds like chingrish? I agree that there doesn't seem to be any a priori reason why a given brand name should be either countable or uncountable, but the above sentence sounds really weird to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Interesting... yeah I'm not sure about any official rules but maybe its like Pakage says, brand names can get away with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakage Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 i believe that what mark said is right, being a brand name makes it a countable noun. For example, i could ask you to pass me 3 band aids while i really mean, could you please pass me 3 sticking plasters and i would consider both to be legitimate sentences. I would not need to say, could you please pass me 3 band aid sticking plasters, just like you don't really need to say, could i please have 3 cans of coke (unless you need to specify between bottles and cans). Since its such a well recognized item, you can simply imply the unit without saying it. Sticking with coke, i would quite happily use the phrase; could i please have 3 cokes, 2 fries and a cheese burger. Not everything needs to be quantified. Just like in that sentence how i do not need to specify that i would like 2 cartons of fries. i think you've been living in japan too long tim, you're forgetting the nuances of spoken english. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perceptualChaos Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 who's the asian now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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