Thread: Plural of Beer
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Old 05-29-2007, 11:49 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead View Post
Beer is the content. The container is the measure. You don't pluralize the content, you pluralize the containers.

"I'll have 2 glasses of beer."
"I need 12 bottles of beer."
"Grab a case of beer."

To say "beers" is just being lazy.
Definitely the truth in this case.

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