Pluralism

Well, not quite but... I asked for "two Guinnesses" at the bar at lunchtime, only to be corrected by the Irish barman (and a fine fellow that he is to be sure) that it is in fact "Two Guinnii".

Now, I have some experience in the field of drinking and felt inclined to disagree with him.

I've asked a bunch of Irish colleages who all agree that there is no plural, that one Guinness, two Guinness, three Guinness, ninety four Guinness works perfectly fine.

The barman would argue that they're all from County Clare and are, by definition, uneducated.

Again. I disagree with him.

So, what is the correct way to ask for more than one Guinness?

Tomorrow we shall tackle the problem of ordering more than one mongoose.

It's my birthday today

Where's me strippergram?

Oooops!

OK, I know that I banged on about it but… with great power comes great responsibility. I just did the equivalent of giving a baby a Colt Python 357 Magnum with a 9" barrel and six rounds of soft nosed, hollow point ammunition to play with.