Is it BlackBerrys or BlackBerries????

[Kevin Michaluk]

The Great Debate! The Plural of BlackBerry... is it BlackBerrys or BlackBerries?

Read the Story Here, and then Vote and Get in your Comments!

[y2kwd]

I see that Wikipedia uses "Blackberrys" in one section and then refers to "Blackberries" when discribing a Bluetooth Compatable device. No sources cited though.

I say either way is fine with me.

[naviwilliams]

How about, "I own more than one, BlackBerry!" -

[tmag2005]

My series of Blackberrys

[fatreg]

Right,

It is 100% Blackberrys.

Blackberry in its single term relates to a trade marked name and as such cannot be made plural using the normal grammar rules, and you most certainly cannot change the name of a trade marked thing at your will. Technically a berry in plural form is berries, yet when preceded by black as in blackberry it becomes a product, a trade marked name, therefore to make it plural you should say more than one blackberry, while the term blackberrys is acceptable it is not grammatically correct.

However, you live the other side of the pond and as such use a bastardised version of the English language, so I will let you off, but it is blackberrys and most certainly not blackberries....

and yes, I might not show it all the time but I am [b][/b][b][/b][b][/b][b][/b] bent on grammar!

[blundell]

I prefer "Brambles" myself. God Bless the Scots! Ooch!

[MMB916]

I love your work-a-round, Navilyn.

I was under the impression that both were correct. Looks like I was incorrect Sounds like Blackberrys.

[CarBob]

Currently, since I only have one 'handheld device' ahem, it isn't a problem.

But, when I get a BB 8300, I can then refer to them as my two BlackBerrys!!

Either way, though, is okay with me. The more BlackBerrys that people use or abuse, the better.

CarBob

[kasperapd]

I'd go with BlackBerry's

[John Clark]

But "BlackBerry's" would imply that the Blackberry posseses something-like "the BlackBerry's OS is 4.2.1" I'm for BlackBerrys for the same reason as posted above. Normal grammar rules don't apply to a trademarked name such as this.

[kasperapd]

I guess you are technically right John, so I will stick with my answer, but remove the punctuation.

[trez09]

Blackberrys

[prxraw]

I will prefer BlackBerrys

[naviwilliams]

Since I now have three devices (8100, 8700 & 8800), I'll just say, "I have BlackBerry's"

If I remember from school (and it's been a while, trust me), doesn't the apostrophe (') show possession?

[John Clark]

The apostrophe would show that the the Blackberry is possesive of you--not the other way around! Which could be very fitting, however!!