Fork or forks?

Zog The Undeniable said:

Is it "a carbon fork" or "a pair of carbon forks"? And in an accident,
is "the fork" bent, or are "the forks" bent?

Just wondering...

One fork, with two fork blades. The cutlery isn't a trio or quad of forks
either. Plus, the origin of the word is from 'forked' as in 'he speaks
with forked tongue!', ie, something that splits into two.

Jasper

Jasper Janssen said:

Zog The Undeniable said:

Is it "a carbon fork" or "a pair of carbon forks"? And in an
accident, is "the fork" bent, or are "the forks" bent?

Just wondering...

One fork, with two fork blades. The cutlery isn't a trio or quad of
forks either. Plus, the origin of the word is from 'forked' as in 'he
speaks with forked tongue!', ie, something that splits into two.

Now if people would just stop saying "handlebars".

Bill "unless it's a tandem there's just ONE" S.

Bill Sornson said:

Now if people would just stop saying "handlebars".

And "front fork", as if there's a "rear fork".

Greg Berchin said:

Bill Sornson said:

Now if people would just stop saying "handlebars".

And "front fork", as if there's a "rear fork".

Two of them, even. The lower rear fork and the seatstay rear fork.

Jasper

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 21:47:24 GMT, Jasper Janssen <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Two of them, even. The lower rear fork and the seatstay rear fork.

True, but doe anyone ever refer to them as such? I know them as "chain
stays" and "seat stays".

Greg Berchin said:

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 21:47:24 GMT, Jasper Janssen <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Two of them, even. The lower rear fork and the seatstay rear fork.

True, but doe anyone ever refer to them as such? I know them as "chain
stays" and "seat stays".

Depends. Especially in designs that have an actual fork (seatstays
especially have that sometimes), where the stays come together into a
single tube before they meet the rest of the frame, I'd be tempted to use
the terminology, except that the generally accepted rbt term is stays, so
I'd use that here. But to a non-bikie?

Jasper

He bent both fork blades or just one?

"Zog The Undeniable" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:42ebbbeb.0@entanet...

Quoted message said:

Is it "a carbon fork" or "a pair of carbon forks"? And in an accident,
is "the fork" bent, or are "the forks" bent?

Just wondering...

Zog The Undeniable said:

Is it "a carbon fork" or "a pair of carbon forks"? And in an accident, is
"the fork" bent, or are "the forks" bent?

Just wondering...

Do you sit down to your sirloin dinner with forks in hand?

😄

Mind you, it bugs me when people say "pant" instead of "pants".

LOL

"maxo" wrote: (clip) Mind you, it bugs me when people say "pant" instead of
"pants".
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If a pair of pliers is what we know it is, then it follows that a "plier" is
one handle with its attached jaw. And a "scissor" is a loop handle with its
attached blade. But, singularly, neither of these things can work. So how
is a "plier" anything?

Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead of four, I call it a
threek.

Tom

Tom Reingold said:

Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead of four, I call it
a threek.

What are these -- tworks?
http://www.thegrillstoreandmore.com/image/products/big-pics/9289.jpg

Tom Reingold said:

Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead of four, I call it a
threek.

Tom

ROFL!!

I've got some small ones with three tines--I use them as herring jar
tools. I'll not be able to use them now without giggling. Thanks.

Tom Reingold said:

Quoted message said:

Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead of four, I call
it a threek.

I think of neptune's implement:

http://tinyurl.com/cyurs

Jobst Brandt

Quoted message said:

Tom Reingold said:

Quoted message said:

Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead of four, I call
it a threek.

I think of neptune's implement:

http://tinyurl.com/cyurs

Jobst Brandt

I get a "permission denied" type of error there.

Tom

jobst.brandt said:

I think of neptune's implement:

http://tinyurl.com/cyurs

Jobst Brandt

Access Verboten--but you're obviously referring to a trident, a handy tool
for those Costco olive jars.

😄

30 Jul 2005 18:38:17 +0100 Zog The Undeniable said:

Is it "a carbon fork" or "a pair of carbon forks"? And in an accident,
is "the fork" bent, or are "the forks" bent?

Just wondering...

It is A fork.

They ARE fork blades.

Think about the utensil you eat with. It is A fork (singular) with
tines (plural.)

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Jim Adney [email hidden]
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"Tom Reingold" wrote: Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead
of four, I call it a threek.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
So, I guess it's not hard to imagine what a "fourk" would be.