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Always “[[Goldman]]”, a singular noun for a singular firm. ''Never'' “[[Goldmans]]”.
Always “[[Goldman]]”, a singular noun for a singular firm. ''Never'' “[[Goldmans]]”.


Look what happens if you are fast and loose with plurals in a storied trading firm.
Look what happens if you are fast and loose with plurals in a storied trading firm: [[Lehmans]].
 
https://www.lehmans.com/
 
It tickles me that this website is for the ''online'' Amish community, and was “founded in 1955 by Jay Lehman to serve the local Amish”  - being a group of traditionalist Christian church fellowships  known for simple living, plain dress, and reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology.
 
Notwithstanding a fairly gaping flaw in the business model, Lehmans' hardware store made a much better fist of it than the unrelated investment bank did.

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Always “Goldman”, a singular noun for a singular firm. NeverGoldmans”.

Look what happens if you are fast and loose with plurals in a storied trading firm: Lehmans.