Lens vs. Lenses
Jul 22, 2019 17:55:33 #
Periodically this issue come up in the forum, and there are those who take a strong stance on an incorrect answer...so let's get it straight.
Lens look plural, but it is actually the singular form of a noun that means a curved transparent substance that people look through: it usually refers to the lens of glass, contacts, or camera.
The plural form of lens is lenses. Example: I have a 50mm lens along with several other lenses.
Hope this helps with clarification of its usage and spelling.
Lens look plural, but it is actually the singular form of a noun that means a curved transparent substance that people look through: it usually refers to the lens of glass, contacts, or camera.
The plural form of lens is lenses. Example: I have a 50mm lens along with several other lenses.
Hope this helps with clarification of its usage and spelling.
Jul 22, 2019 17:56:58 #
Indiana wrote:
Periodically this issue come up in the forum, and ... (show quote)
Ah, but my camera's lens usually has multiple lenses inside . . .
Jul 22, 2019 18:12:50 #
We are back to spelling and grammar lessons?
This is in par with the other thread about being old...
We can do whatever we want, evean spilleeng pourlie juste to mass with aneeone een eer.
After all language are living things no a static anything as the new 'e-thingy' shows. I now need a dictionary to read a young friend of mine.
This is in par with the other thread about being old...
We can do whatever we want, evean spilleeng pourlie juste to mass with aneeone een eer.
After all language are living things no a static anything as the new 'e-thingy' shows. I now need a dictionary to read a young friend of mine.
Jul 22, 2019 18:14:04 #
Gene51 wrote:
Ah, but my camera's lens usually has multiple lenses inside . . .
but... but... but...
Jul 22, 2019 18:15:16 #
The controversy is not lens vs lenses. It's lens vs lense. And of course lens vs lens's and all the other variations of adding 's to attempt to make a word plural rather than possessive.
Jul 22, 2019 18:15:39 #
Gene51 wrote:
Ah, but my camera's lens usually has multiple lenses inside . . .
Mine as well.
Jul 22, 2019 19:04:00 #
Indiana wrote:
Periodically this issue come up in the forum, and ... (show quote)
We need a new section: “Grammar & Vocabulary”
Jul 22, 2019 19:05:11 #
Grammar and spelling are important. They are both going the way of the dinosaurs. Political correctness and diversity training are more important to educators now.
Jul 22, 2019 19:09:27 #
Gene51 wrote:
Ah, but my camera's lens usually has multiple lenses inside . . .
Multiple elements in a lens.
Jul 22, 2019 19:20:47 #
MadMikeOne wrote:
We need a new section: “Grammar & Vocabulary”
Yes! And two more. Etymology and Semantics, and another for Photo Slang, Terminology, and Colquilisiams, Past and
Present.
Subscribers will be authorized to "police" the forum and report and correct violators. 😁
Jul 22, 2019 19:21:28 #
twowindsbear wrote:
The controversy is not lens vs lenses. It's lens vs lense. And of course lens vs lens's and all the other variations of adding 's to attempt to make a word plural rather than possessive.
Agree. "Lens" is singular. "Lenses" is plural. "Lens's" and "Lenses' " are possessive.
"Lense" is not a word.
Jul 22, 2019 19:22:16 #
Jul 22, 2019 19:22:58 #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
Yes! And two more. Etymology and Semantics, and another for Photo Slang, Terminology, and Colquilisiams, Past and
Present.
Subscribers will be authorized to "police" the forum and report and correct violators. 😁
Present.
Subscribers will be authorized to "police" the forum and report and correct violators. 😁
Jul 22, 2019 19:23:45 #
Gene51 wrote:
Ah, but my camera's lens usually has multiple lenses inside . . .
Just as a boat is made of many pieces of wood, it is still a singular boat. Your lens is a singular object regardless of the interior components.
Jul 22, 2019 19:28:03 #
twowindsbear wrote:
The controversy is not lens vs lenses. It's lens vs lense. And of course lens vs lens's and all the other variations of adding 's to attempt to make a word plural rather than possessive.
The post is not about possessive forms but rather the issue of singular or plural: Lens vs. Lense
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