jxh2154 over 14 years ago takapo said: gear <-> gearsThoughts? I like plural better but I don't have any sort of objective reason I can give as to why it should violate our tendency towards singular. Updated over 14 years ago Reply Copy ID Copy Link
Evangeline A.K. McDowell over 14 years ago I would go with gears simply for the fact that one gear alone doesn't usually do much. Reply Copy ID Copy Link
Log over 14 years ago gears, alias cog/cogs to gear because a gear without cogs a gear is a circular disk. (Also who the hell tags cogs) Reply Copy ID Copy Link
Fred1515 over 14 years ago T5J8F8 said:What about cog/cogs?Log said:gears, alias cog/cogs to gear because a gear without cogs a gear is a circular disk. (Also who the hell tags cogs)Only had 3 posts anyway, I changed it to gears. Reply Copy ID Copy Link
0xCCBA696 over 14 years ago "gear" is also a mass noun referring to "equipment", fwiw. Maybe that's your subconscious aversion to using the singular in this case, jxh2154. Reply Copy ID Copy Link
