tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337365607234181028.post3651269908076821739..comments2024-03-24T16:45:52.260-07:00Comments on Back of the Cereal Box: Meet the Muddlefootskidicarus222http://www.blogger.com/profile/18363078559398106005noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337365607234181028.post-9297664810734360252005-03-09T16:55:00.000-08:002005-03-09T16:55:00.000-08:00see, i see a post like that, and i come over all l...see, i see a post like that, and i come over all linguistics-nerdy. it's "muddlefoots" because the last name muddlefoot doesn't have a proper head. go read Pinker's "The Language Instinct" (which you should read anyway). there's a whole chapter on the subject. ok, that's enough geeking out on your blog. SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337365607234181028.post-3019221173730225682005-03-06T16:40:00.000-08:002005-03-06T16:40:00.000-08:00DARKWING, DUCKING, DUCK! "Let's. Get. Dan...DARKWING, DUCKING, DUCK! "Let's. Get. Dangerous."<br><br><br>It would be Muddlefoots, if it's their last name. Can't change the last name. If Muddlefoot is a designated nickname, however, 2 Muddlefoots are muddlefeet. Or, use my rule for pluralizing all gramatically ambiguous words: add an "i". I.e., Muddlefooti.devon clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158646692988306411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337365607234181028.post-33709057795792779792005-03-05T14:25:00.000-08:002005-03-05T14:25:00.000-08:00Muddlefoots. You don't call Bob and Jenny Foo...Muddlefoots. You don't call Bob and Jenny Foote the Feet, do you? I don't. Maybe I should, just to annoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com