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Date:         Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:42:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Charles McGehee <chasm@ELLTEL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Charles McGehee <chasm@ELLTEL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Apostrophes & spelling (was Re: Sears disaster- BOZO's heh)
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
In-Reply-To:  <v01550100b74d6da0fdfb@[202.27.179.54]>
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In the long run I suspect the issue is important only to those of us compulsive about dotting our i's [sic] and crossing our t's [sic]. Enough of this. It's been fun, but let's get back to Vanagons where we belong.

Charles '85 Westy

At 07:27 PM 6/13/01 +1200, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > >>Apostrophes in plurals are misleading, confusing, messy and totally > >>unnecessary. > > > > > >When clarity is the issue, an apostrophe's the thing. > >Nope. Use 'em only when necessary. anything else is just error. But when in >doubt, leave it out... > > >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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