The plural of the word [bonus] is...

Thudunblundur · October 2014

Got most of the common ones I think. Apart form affect/effect.

Nazon_Katts · October 2014

martinhpb16_ESO wrote: »

There is no such word as boni in English, UK at least.

In UK English, bonuses is the plural of bonus.

The English word bonus derives from the Latin word meaning good.

Latin bonus is the masculine word for good, bonum is the neuter good or good thing

In English bonus is cited as probably first being used as stock exchange slang in 18th Century London, and therefore does not conform to Latin linguistic rules.

bonum, boni
#1

noun

declension: 2nd declension
gender: neuter

Definitions:

good, good thing, profit, advantage
goods (pl.), possessions, wealth, estate

So boni is correct, bonus is false.

Rosveen · October 2014

Nazon_Katts wrote: »

martinhpb16_ESO wrote: »

There is no such word as boni in English, UK at least.

In UK English, bonuses is the plural of bonus.

The English word bonus derives from the Latin word meaning good.

Latin bonus is the masculine word for good, bonum is the neuter good or good thing

In English bonus is cited as probably first being used as stock exchange slang in 18th Century London, and therefore does not conform to Latin linguistic rules.

bonum, boni
#1

noun

declension: 2nd declension
gender: neuter

Definitions:

good, good thing, profit, advantage
goods (pl.), possessions, wealth, estate

So boni is correct, bonus is false.

You appear to have trouble grasping the fact that we're talking about English, not Latin.

Bonus
noun, plural bonuses.
1. something given or paid over and above what is due.
2. a sum of money granted or given to an employee, a returned soldier, etc., in addition to regular pay, usually in appreciation for work done, length of service, accumulated favors, etc.
3. something free, as an extra dividend, given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities.
4. a premium paid for a loan, contract, etc.
5. something extra or additional given freely:

Nazon_Katts · October 2014

Rosveen wrote: »

Nazon_Katts wrote: »

martinhpb16_ESO wrote: »

There is no such word as boni in English, UK at least.

In UK English, bonuses is the plural of bonus.

The English word bonus derives from the Latin word meaning good.

Latin bonus is the masculine word for good, bonum is the neuter good or good thing

In English bonus is cited as probably first being used as stock exchange slang in 18th Century London, and therefore does not conform to Latin linguistic rules.

bonum, boni
#1

noun

declension: 2nd declension
gender: neuter

Definitions:

good, good thing, profit, advantage
goods (pl.), possessions, wealth, estate

So boni is correct, bonus is false.

You appear to have trouble grasping the fact that we're talking about English, not Latin.

Bonus
noun, plural bonuses.
1. something given or paid over and above what is due.
2. a sum of money granted or given to an employee, a returned soldier, etc., in addition to regular pay, usually in appreciation for work done, length of service, accumulated favors, etc.
3. something free, as an extra dividend, given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities.
4. a premium paid for a loan, contract, etc.
5. something extra or additional given freely:

Nah, I'm just deliberately ignoring it. Bonuses sounds too wrong to my poor ears, I'd need those burgers and beers I was promised to cope with it. That's all.

martinhpb16_ESO · October 2014

Nazon_Katts wrote: »

martinhpb16_ESO wrote: »

There is no such word as boni in English, UK at least.

In UK English, bonuses is the plural of bonus.

The English word bonus derives from the Latin word meaning good.

Latin bonus is the masculine word for good, bonum is the neuter good or good thing

In English bonus is cited as probably first being used as stock exchange slang in 18th Century London, and therefore does not conform to Latin linguistic rules.

bonum, boni
#1

noun

declension: 2nd declension
gender: neuter

Definitions:

good, good thing, profit, advantage
goods (pl.), possessions, wealth, estate

So boni is correct, bonus is false.

That is a definition of the Latin not the English.

So in English bonus is correct and boni is incorrect. (notice I used incorrect and not false. in your sentence you use false incorrectly)

roltus · October 2014

The plural of bonum is bona, not boni. Bonus and bonum aren't interchangeable - the neuter form conveys the sense of 'things'.

Nazon_Katts · October 2014

Thanks, I knew there was something wrong with that sentence. And of course it is. Seems the joke was lost on you.

y'know, tis an interwebz forum. While I appreciate well written posts and am trying to aim for an at least decent writing style myself, insisting on adherence to the conventions in spelling does seem a tad bit futile to me.

A good portion of this particular communtiy isn't native English speakers and those that are even further divided by differing rules and not just the continents they live on.

Educating is one thing and certainly of good intentions, but you probably know where that leads. In this case, it can become lecturing quite easily and would just be a waste of everyone's time.

ZOS_AlexD · October 2014

Hey everyone, this is just a friendly reminder to keep your thread discussions to ESO related topics. While we enjoy a good grammar discussion as much as the next group, we encourage you to reorient this thread towards ESO related topics or we may have to close it. Thank you for your understanding.

Varicite · October 2014

roltus wrote: »

The plural of bonum is bona, not boni. Bonus and bonum aren't interchangeable - the neuter form conveys the sense of 'things'.

This is correct.

I'm not even sure why people would argue that boni isn't the plural form of bonus in Latin, though. It is.

I can understand not liking its usage in English, as it's not commonly used, or even really a part of the English language.

I use it mostly because (as I said), I took a lot of Latin (as well as German), and tend to interchange some of the words simply because I like the sound of them better. : P

Sorry if that somehow offends peoples' sensibilities. Seems to me that if you understand the meaning that's being conveyed, then there's not much point in getting upset over the manner that somebody wrote on an internet video game forum.

PS) Imperials would prolly use the word "boni". : P

Mojomonkeyman · October 2014

You guys do realize this forum is equally shared by many european & asiapac people. English might not be their mother tongue and all the relevant discussions/information are only accessable here not in the national forums.

So how about you appreciating your international fellows taking part in the discussions despite not growing up with english as their main language...

The arrogance is strong in here. I really would like to see your german grammar and spelling...

Nestor · October 2014

If you are getting your point across, does it really matter to anyone who is not from the Grammer Police how it is worded?

Hamfast · October 2014

Boni is a film, it did not do as well as ESO has, in fact, it seems it was kind of a failure...

I would ask (pronounced A-S-K not aks) that if anyone had seen the movie in the few days it was out, if a few Dragon Knights, a Templar or two, a pair of Sorcerers and of course a Nightblade, would have made the movie any better...

david.haypreub18_ESO · October 2014

Bonus is most definitely a word in Latin, though it is more commonly the adjectival form, used to describe a masculine noun. So you would say, 'bonus ***' for 'good man', or 'boni homines' for 'good men'.

Edit: LOL, I guess you can't use the Latin word for 'man/human' on these forums! I meant to write 'bonus h0m0'.

Aeratus · October 2014

roltus wrote: »

The plural of bonum is bona, not boni. Bonus and bonum aren't interchangeable - the neuter form conveys the sense of 'things'.

^ Correct. The plural in Latin is "bona."

This is because "bonum" is a neuter 2nd declension noun, rather than a masculine 2nd declension noun.

So the English word "bonus" (in the sense of buffs, in the form of a noun) does not exist as "bonus" in Latin. The term "bonus" in Latin has a different meaning when in the form of a noun. The noun form "bonus" (as opposed to the adjective form) is rare in Latin, and means "a good man" rather than "a good thing."

This is why the plural of bonus in English is bonuses, since it's not directly a Latin word when used in the noun sense.

roltus · October 2014

Although the distinction between bonus and bonum is correct, English is hugely inconsistent when it comes to this sort of thing. Some words that are taken directly from Latin will take a standard English plural, some will take the Latin, some can have both. In the case of bonus, there's no recognised use of the Latin plural in English.

Two-Dogs · October 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bOy3RNyWME

http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=434409&page=2

Greatfellow · October 2014

ZOS_AlexD wrote: »

Hey everyone, this is just a friendly reminder to keep your thread discussions to ESO related topics. While we enjoy a good grammar discussion as much as the next group, we encourage you to reorient this thread towards ESO related topics or we may have to close it. Thank you for your understanding.

When I think about the bonuses in ESO, I don't think of the boni. How about you?

Or, let me stick it out there like this: when you get your boni, what are you putting it into?

And does ESO give you a temporary bonus or permanent boni?

Just some game-related questions.

Thanks.

Woolenthreads · October 2014

guybrushtb16_ESO wrote: »

Rodario wrote: »

I was under the impression both bonuses and boni were correct, just only bonuses is commonly used.

What I would like to put out there is:

- It's "Dual Wield", not "Duel Wield"
- It's "have" not "of" (in "what they should have done")
- So many people have to learn the difference between there/their/they're
- It's "definitely", not "definatly", "definetly", ...
- The plural of acronyms and abbreviations is formed with "s", not "'s" (It's PUGs, not "PUG's")

I'm sure I'm forgetting something. These are the most annoying common mistakes I can think of at the time.

You forgot "Rouge". Other than that, spot on.

I have a Rouge Sorcerer, if you want? She wears a red robe

s7732425ub17_ESO · October 2014

Show me an instance where someone says "boni," and I'll start handing out LOLs.

PBpsy · October 2014

Woolenthreads wrote: »

guybrushtb16_ESO wrote: »

Rodario wrote: »

I was under the impression both bonuses and boni were correct, just only bonuses is commonly used.

What I would like to put out there is:

- It's "Dual Wield", not "Duel Wield"
- It's "have" not "of" (in "what they should have done")
- So many people have to learn the difference between there/their/they're
- It's "definitely", not "definatly", "definetly", ...
- The plural of acronyms and abbreviations is formed with "s", not "'s" (It's PUGs, not "PUG's")

I'm sure I'm forgetting something. These are the most annoying common mistakes I can think of at the time.

You forgot "Rouge". Other than that, spot on.

I have a Rouge Sorcerer, if you want? She wears a red robe

Duel welder rouges are the reason we are all going to hell.

hiyde · October 2014

Rodario wrote: »

I was under the impression both bonuses and boni were correct, just only bonuses is commonly used.

What I would like to put out there is:

- It's "Dual Wield", not "Duel Wield"
- It's "have" not "of" (in "what they should have done")
- So many people have to learn the difference between there/their/they're
- It's "definitely", not "definatly", "definetly", ...
- The plural of acronyms and abbreviations is formed with "s", not "'s" (It's PUGs, not "PUG's")

I'm sure I'm forgetting something. These are the most annoying common mistakes I can think of at the time.

This post is rediculous.

ZOS_ShannonM · October 2014

Hey folks.

While we understand the importance of proper grammar, we are closing this thread as it is unrelated to The Elder Scrolls Online.
Thank you for understanding.