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Date:         Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:30:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: photo of vanagon fire: illiteracy
Comments: To: Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com>
In-Reply-To:  <20080613151353.1BB491165C3@hamburg.alientech.net>
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"Now remember this is a dog talkin': the crux of the biscuit is the
apostrophe."  :-)


Correct me if I'm wrong Mike, I don't know how to type, but I don't see an
alternative key for a 'real' apostrophe.


On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:


> At 09:36 AM 6/13/2008, Stephen Grisanti wrote...
>
>> Apostrophe abuse is one of my favorite topics and in fact I used to
>> send a friend weekly reports: 'OTW (Apostrophe Of The Week)
>>
>
> How can it be apostrophe abuse when using the prime symbol ("'"), and
> not an apostrophe("'")? That's typographic abuse.
>






--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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