Date:         Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:46:29 -0700
Reply-To:     T Berk <tberk@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         T Berk <tberk@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Apostrophes & spelling (was Re: Sears disaster- BOZO's heh)
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>
> (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!).
<snip>
> Plural of Bozo is Bozos.
>
> Andrew Grebneff


Hmmm, I thought it was Boz'i.

LOL!

TBerk