Comment on Is it "Their name is Trevor," or "Their names are Trevor" if you know 2 Trevors?

• gasgiant@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  They’re named Trevors

  It’s clearly plural

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  • Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s not how it works or each would be named Trevors.

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    • gasgiant@lemmy.ml ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      What? If you saw them walking down the street together would you say

      There go the Trevors

      Or there go the Trevor?

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      • Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Different contexts. ‘There go the Trevors’ would be correct as you’re referring to a group comprised of two people named Trevor. You’re essentially saying ‘there goes the people whose name is Trevor.’

        Saying ‘they’re named Trevors’ is incorrect as neither individual is named Trevors. You’re taking about the singular name that each possesses. A singular name doesn’t become plural.

        You wouldn’t say, for example, of two blue cars, ‘both cars are painted blues.’ You would say ‘there goes the two blues’ or ‘the blues.’

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  • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Why would either one of them be named the plural of Trevor?

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