Philip Hart wrote: >On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 Jon_Lincicum at stream.com wrote: > >> Phoenix Phoenix (possible alternate form: Phoenixes, only because this >> is *our* plural form) > >Has someone yet quibbled about "phoenix" being by definition singular? > > Well, there can only be one mythical phoenix at a time, and I'm aware of one city. Having a phoenix from the first set and one from the second might not count.