> Apostrophes are also used for certain contractions (they're, that's). The > Engish unfortunately still use them for certain clumsy contractions > ('phone, 'plane; surprisingly, they don't use sub' or car', but still > sometimes use to-day or to-morrow!). Good grief, Andrew... what is this... remedial english class? Yikes. Mick Hilo
----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 2:11 PM Subject: Apostrophes & spelling (was Re: Sears disaster- BOZO's heh)
> (Some english scholar help me: should there be an apostrophe in bozo's for > the plural version, should it be bozos?) you're not a bozo for asking, at > least you realize there's a problem. > > NO there should not. An apostrophe is used to denote a possessive (Horace's > Vanagon), not plurals (there are two Horaces). It should NOT be used with > plural numbers (B29s) or acronyms (CRTs), unless it is intended to show > that the B29 or CRT "owns" something. > > Apostrophes are also used for certain contractions (they're, that's). The > Engish unfortunately still use them for certain clumsy contractions > ('phone, 'plane; surprisingly, they don't use sub' or car', but still > sometimes use to-day or to-morrow!). > > A few other things a LOT of people have trouble with, and I see all too on > the list: > > When adding a suffix, ALWAYS remove any e from the end of the word before > adding the suffix eg canoing, stony, poky. > > Their/they're/there. THEY'RE driving THEIR Vanagon to that campsite over THERE. > > Lay/lie. I LAY (or am laying) a carpet out on the Vanagon's floor to see if > it's the right shade of lime green. I LIE (or am lying) down to look for > leaking heads... > > There are not A LOT of Vanagons in New Zealand. > > The Vanagon body design is ALL RIGHT, but the drivetrain is not. > > Plural of Bozo is Bozos. > > > Andrew Grebneff > 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand > ph 64 (3) 473-8863 > fax 64 (3) 479-7527 > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > www.goingplatinum.com/member/vw1 > www.highyieldcrusaders.ws/ref.html?ref=vw > www.aciimoney.com/index.shtml?vw1 > VW & Toyota vans, Toyota diesels and Macintoshes rule > |
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