Plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
Bun Mui
What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
Comments?
Bun Mui
Ralph Jones
Bun Mui wrote:
> What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
"Bass" is the plural. "Bas" is the singular form; but since
these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
alone, the singular is almost never used.
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CynW514
"Basses" are singing fish, akin to spitting fish.
Cynthia Walker (Cyn...@aol.com) the cat comes in on little fog feet
Michael Cargal
Ralph Jones <rmj...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
>Bun Mui wrote:
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>> What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
>
>"Bass" is the plural. "Bas" is the singular form; but since
>these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
>alone, the singular is almost never used.
Not so. The plural of "bass" is "treble."
Steve Barnard
No. Those are the kind of hooks one uses to catch them.
Steve Barnard
Bun Mui
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> Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 08:56:23 -0500
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>Bun Mui wrote:
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>> What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
>
>"Bass" is the plural. "Bas" is the singular form; but since
>these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
>alone, the singular is almost never used.
>
In English usage then people should say I caught one "Bas" not "Bass"
then. That would be correct English usage.
"Bas" are you here? The one and only "Bas".
"Bas(s)" are uncommon in the U.K.. I just know of one who posts in this
newsgroup. Haven't heard from "Bas" for a long time.
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Bun Mui
Bun Mui
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>Ralph Jones <rmj...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
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>>Bun Mui wrote:
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>>> What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
>>
>>"Bass" is the plural. "Bas" is the singular form; but since
>>these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
>>alone, the singular is almost never used.
>
The subject above is about fish not music.
Bun Mui
SLHinton17
Bun Mui asked, on Mon, May25, 1998 :
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As a whilom ichthyologist (20 years as Curator of the Aquarium-Museum at the
Scripps Institution of 0ceanography) I would say "Basses" in talking about
various species of fish with that name; in making a plural for a number of the
same species, I'd use "bass." Examples: "There are at least five kinds of
fishes called "basses" in ourt local waters." "I see you've caught a lot of
Kelp Bass!"
There's an old poem:
Of all the fishes in the seas
The finest are the basses:
They climb up on on the rocks and trees --
And slide down on their ---- hands and knees.
Sam Hinton
La Jolla, CA
Dave Crane
Bun Mui <xBun...@usa.net> wrote:
>What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
>
>Comments?
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>Bun Mui
I think you have that bass ackwards.
Claes Molander
Mimi Kahn wrote:
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> On Mon, 25 May 1998 15:40:17 GMT, car...@cts.com (Michael Cargal)
> wrote:
>
> >Ralph Jones <rmj...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>> What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
> >>
> >>these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
> >>alone, the singular is almost never used.
> >
> >Not so. The plural of "bass" is "treble."
>
And apparently Shirley Bassey is singing the theme song to the
[sniiiip!]
--Claes
Aaron J. Dinkin
> Ralph Jones <rmj...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
>
> >Bun Mui wrote:
> >
> >> What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
> >
> >"Bass" is the plural. "Bas" is the singular form; but since
> >these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
> >alone, the singular is almost never used.
>
> Not so. The plural of "bass" is "treble."
Naw. "Treble" is the plural of "bible".
-Aaron J. Dinkin
Dr. Whom
Mike Zorn
In <7Zga1.401$Be2.2...@typhoon.mbnet.mb.ca> Bun Mui <xBun...@usa.net> writes:
>>Not so. The plural of "bass" is "treble."
The progression is 'bass', 'double bass', 'treble', 'quartet',...
>The subject above is about fish not music.
Music's more interesting. And funnier.
But, to be serious, singular and plural forms are often the same: bass
(s. & pl.), deer, trout, mackerel, goldfish, even the word 'fish'
itself; but not 'whale' (of course, whales aren't fish). (Are there
ANY fish whose name adds a s in the plural? And there may even be such
a thing as a 'deerfish'.)
Though a passage in the Bible speaks of "the fishes of the sea".
That plural may encompass lots of different kinds of fish - where lots
and lots of tuna are still 'tuna' or 'tunafish'.)
Mike Zorn rigo...@kaiwan.com
Steve Barnard
Mike Zorn wrote:
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> In <7Zga1.401$Be2.2...@typhoon.mbnet.mb.ca> Bun Mui <xBun...@usa.net> writes:
> >>Not so. The plural of "bass" is "treble."
> Let's not forget the Double Bass.
> The progression is 'bass', 'double bass', 'treble', 'quartet',...
>
> >The subject above is about fish not music.
> Music's more interesting. And funnier.
>
> But, to be serious, singular and plural forms are often the same: bass
> (s. & pl.), deer, trout, mackerel, goldfish, even the word 'fish'
> itself; but not 'whale' (of course, whales aren't fish). (Are there
> ANY fish whose name adds a s in the plural?
Sardines. Anchovies.
Steve Barnard
CynW514
Groupers, crappies...
Larry Phillips
Mimi Kahn wrote:
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> And a school of bass is a "basstard."
That refers only to those that arrive late for school.
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Larry Phillips
Aaron J. Dinkin wrote:
> Naw. "Treble" is the plural of "bible".
Right... Sinble, bible, treble, quadribble, sibble, sebble, octoble,
novemble, dissemble.
Sheesh! We have to teach the Bunner everything!
Larry Phillips
CynW514 wrote:
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> Groupers, crappies...
Eels, eelpouts, flounders, oolichans, smelts, barracudas, sharks,
darters, tetras, cichlids, mouthbreeders, guppies, mollies, bullheads,
shiners, mudskippers, minnows, dolphins (as in dorado), and probably
_many_ more I missed.
Dietrich Haugwitz
Ralph Jones <rmj...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
>Bun Mui wrote:
>
>> What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
>
>"Bass" is the plural. "Bas" is the singular form; but since
>these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
>alone, the singular is almost never used.
"Bas" ??? Where did you get this? (Since this thread contains almost
nothing but silly jokes, was this one also?)
Bass is singular, and can be used as a plural, even though "basses" is
quite permissible. When to use which is an interesting topic, which
inlcudes the plural use of words like fish, zebra, elephant, etc.
Furthermore, freshwater bass don't travel in schools. They are
solitary predators. Certain saltwater bass do travel in schools, I
think, but I believe they are not related to freshwater bass.
Dietrich
Michael Cargal
Steve Barnard <st...@megafauna.com> wrote:
>Michael Cargal wrote:
>>
>> Ralph Jones <rmj...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
>>
>> >Bun Mui wrote:
>> >
>> >> What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
>> >
>> >"Bass" is the plural. "Bas" is the singular form; but since
>> >these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
>> >alone, the singular is almost never used.
>>
>> Not so. The plural of "bass" is "treble."
>
>No. Those are the kind of hooks one uses to catch them.
Around here a common hook to catch a bass is, "Hi, sailor. New in
town?"
a1a5...@bc.sympatico.ca
On Mon, 25 May 1998 18:55:21 -0500, adi...@commschool.org (Aaron
J. Dinkin) wrote:
>In article <356e90d2....@news2.cts.com>, car...@cts.com wrote:
>
>> Ralph Jones <rmj...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
>>
>> >Bun Mui wrote:
>> >
>> >> What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
>> >
>> >"Bass" is the plural. "Bas" is the singular form; but since
>> >these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
>> >alone, the singular is almost never used.
>>
>> Not so. The plural of "bass" is "treble."
>
>Naw. "Treble" is the plural of "bible".
>
Just as the plural of "Quis" is "Quim".
C. J. Gull
Wasn't it "Kirk" who had all that trouble with "Tribbles"
Chris J. Gull
Wolfsburg, Germany
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A Moment Of Thought; A World Conquered
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Dietrich Haugwitz
spam...@merriewood.com (Mimi Kahn) wrote:
>On Tue, 26 May 1998 05:59:37 GMT, d...@mindspring.com (Dietrich
>Haugwitz) wrote:
>
>>"Bas" ??? Where did you get this? (Since this thread contains almost
>>nothing but silly jokes, was this one also?)
>>[...snip...]
>>
>I wouldn't abass myself that way if I were you.
OK. folks. I have a suggestion:
Why don't we create a new group: alt.amusage.english.
Then half of you would be spared the boredom or serious inquiry,
and the rest of us would save hours by being spared all those
hilarious kneeslappers.
Larry Phillips
Michael Cargal wrote:
> Around here a common hook to catch a bass is, "Hi, sailor. New in
> town?"
Interesting. You are aware, of course, that the Motto of the French
Navy is "To the water, it is time!", or in French, "A leau, c'est
l'heur".
CynW514
>Interesting. You are aware, of course, that the Motto of the French
>Navy is "To the water, it is time!", or in French, "A leau, c'est
>l'heur".
>
C. J. Gull
>CynW514 wrote:
>>
>> Groupers, crappies...
>
>Eels, eelpouts, flounders, oolichans, smelts, barracudas, sharks,
>darters, tetras, cichlids, mouthbreeders, guppies, mollies, bullheads,
>shiners, mudskippers, minnows, dolphins (as in dorado), and probably
>_many_ more I missed.
Fish Pastes, Salmon Pies . . .
Skitt
Dietrich Haugwitz wrote in message <356a57b0...@news.mindspring.com>...
>Ralph Jones <rmj...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
>
>>Bun Mui wrote:
>>
>>> What is the plural of fish called Bass? Basses?
>>
>>"Bass" is the plural. "Bas" is the singular form; but since
>>these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
>>alone, the singular is almost never used.
>
>"Bas" ??? Where did you get this? (Since this thread contains almost
>nothing but silly jokes, was this one also?)
>
>Bass is singular, and can be used as a plural, even though "basses" is
>quite permissible. When to use which is an interesting topic, which
>inlcudes the plural use of words like fish, zebra, elephant, etc.
>
>Furthermore, freshwater bass don't travel in schools. They are
>solitary predators. Certain saltwater bass do travel in schools, I
>think, but I believe they are not related to freshwater bass.
Oh, Dietrich, lass Dich los um Gottes willen! Es ist ein "troll", verstehen
Sie?
G'suffa,
--
Skitt http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/5537/
Reinhold Aman
The incoherent C. J. Gull wrote:
> On Tue, 26 May 1998 05:26:23 GMT, Larry Phillips <lar...@home.com>
> thus wrote:
>
> >CynW514 wrote:
> >>
> >> Groupers, crappies...
> >
> >Eels, eelpouts, flounders, oolichans, smelts, barracudas, sharks,
> >darters, tetras, cichlids, mouthbreeders, guppies, mollies, bullheads,
> >shiners, mudskippers, minnows, dolphins (as in dorado), and probably
> >_many_ more I missed.
> Fish Pastes, Salmon Pies . . .
>
> Chris J. Gull
Neo-Moron, a.k.a. "Mr. Incoherent."
> Wolfsburg, Germany
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> A Moment Of Thought; A World Conquered
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Even though he almost never has a coherent thought, if he accidentally
*should* have one, it couldn't conquer downtown Wolfsburg, let alone the
world.
> As he/she/it would ask . . . "Comments!"
Wrong, moron. Bun-Bun may have many shortcomings, but at least she
ends her questions with question marks (hence the name): "Comments?"
Moron?
Moron!
--
Reinhold Aman
Editor, MALEDICTA
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-6123, USA
http://www.sonic.net/maledicta/
Adam Cole
> >these fish always travel in schools and are never seen
> >alone, the singular is almost never used.
> quite permissible. When to use which is an interesting topic, which
> inlcudes the plural use of words like fish, zebra, elephant, etc.
>
> Furthermore, freshwater bass don't travel in schools. They are
> solitary predators.
Doch! In fact, a bas will part from the school for one purpose alone:
that of micturation. This is known as 'bas relief'.
Adam Cole
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