I refer to the plurals of some alcoholic drinks thusly:
gins and tonic, rums and coke, scotches and soda, et al.
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I do so on the principle that the mixer (tonic, coke, soda) is a modifier of the important component (the booze), in the manner of the pluralized attorneys general, brothers-in-law, mothers superior.
More of my linguistic quirks to come in future posts. In the meantime, do you have any grammatical, syntactical, vocabular idiosyncrasies when it comes to things alcoholic?
05 Aug 2008 Tue at 10:03 am
it’s still summer and i’m not ready to talk about grammar yet. just pass me a few gins and tonics. lol.
06 Aug 2008 Wed at 6:35 am
Just tell me when and if I should stop.
06 Aug 2008 Wed at 9:25 pm
keep ‘em coming…i had a whopper of a day!
06 Aug 2008 Wed at 9:26 pm
i just saw your ‘blogroll’ icon for the first time ever. you are HI-larious. seriously. you have a dry and snarky sense of humor. i adore it.
06 Aug 2008 Wed at 9:51 pm
Why, thank you! I can’t claim credit for it, though; I swiped it from somewhere. But there is a fair amount of obscuriana floating around these parts. It pays to explore. Well, maybe it doesn’t, but that isn’t for me to decide. Not conclusively, anyway. Wow, is it possible to equivocate more? Possibly. Possibly not.
p.s.: here’s a couple more gins and tonic for you…
07 Aug 2008 Thu at 10:43 am
Correction: I can claim credit for the sense of humor (that’s intrinsic– I didn’t swipe it from anyone), but not the icon. And thanks for the compliments (again).
08 Aug 2008 Fri at 12:05 pm
although i can’t stand the tree-like taste of gin, I couldn’t agree w/ you more. the BOOZE is the only reason you’re drinking G & Ts. why not say Gs & T?
i sure could use some sangriiaasss right NOW.
09 Aug 2008 Sat at 12:32 pm
Wellll….. I have to disagree a little, I couldn’t drink tonic water if it weren’t for the gin. It’s the more important ingredient in all ways, and my martinis (“vodka martinis” aren’t martinis at all in my book) are très sec.
Gin holds a special place in my heart (and liver), since I lost my drinking cherry to it. Nothing else feels quite the same. If you find the taste too strong, I can recommend Plymouth, which is smooth enough to drink straight and warm (not that you should), and Hendrick’s, which has a lovely and delicate cucumber flavor.
Grrr. This is all making me thirsty, but I have to abstain for the next couple of weeks prior to a minor surgery.
11 Aug 2008 Mon at 4:58 pm
Oooh you poor thing. Stay strong for surgery — you can drink up alll you want after. Ta also for the gin recommendations which I’ll pass onto my betrothed – he loves the schtuff. As for me, I’ll take vino any day! xo
19 Apr 2012 Thu at 6:56 pm
Are “tres” sec martinis the same as “drei” martinis?