Google| Subject | Re: Apple Ad debate |
| From | GreyCloud |
| Date | 07/03/2006 05:43 (07/02/2006 21:43) |
| Message-ID | <0rOdnUxt2r77DzXZnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@bresnan.com> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Follows | NRen2k5 |
NRen2k5 wrote:
NRen2k5Well, like my old English teacher taught... if you can form a sentence from it's to it is and works, then it is correct. About the easiest way I know of.
GreyCloud wrote:GreyCloudNRen2k5
Snit wrote:SnitGreyCloud
"NRen2k5" <nomore@email.com>stated in post OdVpg.25346$x.128368@weber.videotron.net on 7/2/06 12:35 PM:NRen2k5Snit
Snit wrote:SnitNRen2k5
The ad in question: <http://snipurl.com/viruswhatvirus>Quote in question (slowed down): <http://snipurl.com/Slow_Quote>"no no do not be a hero, ***LAST YEAR*** there are 114,000 known viruses for PCs." [emphasis mine, poor grammar Apple's]
1) Wally dishonestly "quoted" the Apple commercial (while blaming others for doing so). He dishonestly denied it state "last year" and "quoted" it as: "no no do not be a hero, actually there are 114,000 known viruses for PC's.........". In his doing so, he used poor grammar (note the "PC's"). This is relevant based on #2:
"PC's" (as opposed to "PCs") *is* the proper way to write it, actually.
http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/ ----- Apostrophes are NEVER ever used to denote plurals! Common examples of such abuse (all seen in real life!) are: Banana's for sale which of course should read Bananas for sale Menu's printed to order which should read Menus printed to order etc.
Correct. I don't know what he is doing, but PCs is correct.
I looked it up just now. Strictly speaking, you only use an apostrophe when the initialism has internal punctuation, for example Ph.D.'s.
Colour me surprised - this means that my college English teacher was wrong!
Buuut, in modern times, it's *acceptable* to use an apostrophe when pluralizing any initialism.
-- Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?
07/02/2006-
