Film is film,

[Finder]

To me "Film Festival" doesn't make as much sense as "Movie Festival" what about movies that are shot digitally? 😀

And yet, "movie" festivals should really be "talkie" festivals as a voice track is the norm.

 

[Mister E]

Sorry, but even in American English the plural of 'film' is 'films', as in how many films did you see last year?

Maybe if you live in Compton or the Bronx but it certainly isn't for the rest of the country.

 

[Finder]

Fuji will be releasing two new color films?

 

[Hiyawaan]

what ASA will these films be rated at?

 

[Leigh Youdale]

My late father in law said once that I was being pedantic but I see now it's possible to still be singular but at the same time to be part of a group of pedantics. Or should that be pedanticists?

 

[RayPA]

what ASA will these films be rated at?

“This is the sort of bloody nonsense up with which I will not put.”

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[FrankS]

I think Keith is correct, consider these:

"I will buy more film, my refrigerator is almost empty"
"I shot only four sheets of film today, for 5x7, that is not bad"
"I brought fifteen rolls of film in my carry-on bag"
Try adding 's' at the end of film, it would feel strange, wouldn't it?

As for "I watch three films this week" we just use 'movies' instead 😛

Film is like fish. Fish AND fishes depending on usage.

 

[Rob-F]

If you find some misspellings in my posts, you may keep them 🙂

😀 Cute! You made my Day!

 

[Finder]

Film is like fish.

Do they come in rolls too?

 

[Keith]

and let's not overlook the fact that we have a mod who refuses to use capitals! and being a mod it makes him the idividual with ultimate power around here ... it means we are wrong for using them.

on a more serious note (joke) australians have some strange quirks in the way they pronounce the word film and similar words. when i first came here in 1974 i heard someone say 'filum' ... somehow they manage to separate the word into two syllables ... 'fil' and 'um.' i thought i was hearing things and then i noticed that elm became 'elum' ... helm became 'helum' ... etc!

it only seems to be the older generation that does it but when i first heard it it definitely threw me! 😛

 

[coelacanth]

on a more serious note (joke) australians have some strange quirks in the way they pronounce the word film and similar words. when i first came here in 1974 i heard someone say 'filum' ... somehow they manage to separate the word into two syllables ... 'fil' and 'um.' i thought i was hearing things and then i noticed that elm became 'elum' ... helm became 'helum' ... etc!

it only seems to be the older generation that does it but when i first heard it it definitely threw me! 😛

This reminded me of "Nikon vs Naikon,"
"Summicron vs Zummicron" and "Voigtlander vs Foctlender." 😀

 

[FrankS]

Do they come in rolls too?

Rollmops .

 

[Rob-F]

Let's see. I recall my third or fourth grade teacher saying, "class, today we will view two films."

What about that? Seems all right to me.

 

[tomalophicon]

You nerds, it's perfectly acceptable to ask your dad: "Dad, what films do you like to use?".

 

[scottwallick]

While on the subject of prescriptive English grammar, I invite everyone to take a stroll through Erwin Puts' site.

 

[kbg32]

Thanks guys...the comic relief is appreciated.

Bob

That's what I was hoping for!

 

[kbg32]

This seems to have been blow way out of proportion. I think what kgb meant was very specific to when people use it. I agree, what types of film do you enjoy shooting?

Thank you Jim. Roger will supply you with 5 rolls of film of your choice!

Cheers,

Keith

 

[Thardy]

and let's not overlook the fact that we have a mod who refuses to use capitals! and being a mod it makes him the idividual with ultimate power around here ... it means we are wrong for using them.

on a more serious note (joke) australians have some strange quirks in the way they pronounce the word film and similar words. when i first came here in 1974 i heard someone say 'filum' ... somehow they manage to separate the word into two syllables ... 'fil' and 'um.' i thought i was hearing things and then i noticed that elm became 'elum' ... helm became 'helum' ... etc!

it only seems to be the older generation that does it but when i first heard it it definitely threw me! 😛

I've heard that word filum before too. I just cannot remember where.

 

[wray]

“The life so short, the filum so long to learn”
Geoffrey Chaucer

 

[Pablito]

I've heard that word filum before too. I just cannot remember where.

Well, in the South Bronx it'd be "flims."