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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: iam_misshennessy on August 23, 2020, 09:46:35 AM

Title: Did you know most of us have been saying it wrong?
Post by: iam_misshennessy on August 23, 2020, 09:46:35 AM

So today I learned "Merry Treats" is actually "Merry Treat" - singular. I have never "heard" (read) anyone call her Merry Treat before, and so I've always just assumed it was "Treats", plural.

Although... Merry Treats sounds better *shrug*

Title: Re: Did you know most of us have been saying it wrong?
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on August 23, 2020, 10:02:49 AM

I just checked and as far as I can see I've been referring to her correctly...cool! Did make me second guess myself though. :P Merry Treats sounds cute though!

Title: Re: Did you know most of us have been saying it wrong?
Post by: Ponyfan on August 23, 2020, 11:43:47 AM

I’ve always called her Merry Treats.

Ponyfan

Title: Re: Did you know most of us have been saying it wrong?
Post by: Taffeta on August 23, 2020, 03:29:38 PM

This is one of those things I lowkey knew, but it sounds so unnatural I tend to pretend I don't know it and add the s.
As witnessed by my website, which uses the correct name...
http://www.etherella.com/scrapbook2/merry_treats.htm

...except as you can see in the URL and the link in the link frame to her page ;)

I can confirm the UK card also calls her Merry Treat.

The same is true for Nilly (Vanilla Treat), hence why I called her Nilly as a kid >.>

And I always see people using the spelling "Tuneful". Which is only correct if you're in the UK ;) The US card gives her name a double ll...

Title: Re: Did you know most of us have been saying it wrong?
Post by: kingluke on August 24, 2020, 01:44:15 AM

I'm not sure if i said it wrong before or not. Good to know though.
I checked with my mlp g1 colectors guide and it says merry treat in there as well.

Title: Re: Did you know most of us have been saying it wrong?
Post by: Broken Irishwoman on August 24, 2020, 05:45:06 AM

I had to do a search for my own posts to be sure, and oi, guilty... :P No idea how that could have happened, usually if I'm not sure about the spelling of a certain name or word I google it before posting! :blush: