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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: [[Lehmans]]. Maybe [[Lehman]] would have been better off faithfully serving the Amish community online. Who knows?  
Look [[Lehmans|what happens]] when you are fast and loose with plurals in a storied trading firm. Now, maybe [[Lehman]] would have been better off had they stuck to<ref>I '' know'' they're totally different businesses. Obviously they are: [[Lehmans]] is still trading! So, just enjoy the ride or go home, you know? </ref> faithfully serving the Amish community online. Who knows?  


Word has it<ref>To be absolutely clear here, word '' doesn't'' have any such thing. I made this up out of whole cloth. </ref> a former senior partner of this storied Wall Street [[broker]] sold his, and the firm’s [[Vampire|undead soul]]{{important disclaimer}} to Beelzebub, not realising he was an equity partner at [[Sullivan and Cromwell]]{{important disclaimer}}. Well, how else do you go from discounting jewellers bills on a bicycle in Park Slope to being a "great [[vampire squid]] wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money"<ref>Whatever you think of the market, finance and bankers, you should read Matt Taibi's [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-great-american-bubble-machine-195229/ celebrated hit] on [[Goldman]], just for the virtuoso writing. </ref>?
Word has it<ref>To be absolutely clear here, word '' doesn't'' have any such thing. I made this up out of whole cloth. </ref> a former senior partner of this storied Wall Street [[broker]] sold his, and the firm’s [[Vampire|undead soul]]{{important disclaimer}} to Beelzebub, not realising he was an equity partner at [[Sullivan and Cromwell]]{{important disclaimer}}. Well, how else do you go from discounting jewellers bills on a bicycle in Park Slope to being a "great [[vampire squid]] wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money"<ref>Whatever you think of the market, finance and bankers, you should read Matt Taibi's [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-great-american-bubble-machine-195229/ celebrated hit] on [[Goldman]], just for the virtuoso writing. </ref>?