Google| Subject | Re: Apple Ad debate |
| From | Snit |
| Date | 07/03/2006 06:28 (07/02/2006 21:28) |
| Message-ID | <C0CDEB1B.53B98%SNIT@CABLE0NE.NET.INVALID> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Follows | NRen2k5 |
| Followups | NRen2k5 (19m) > Snit Wally (4h & 53m) |
"NRen2k5" <nomore@email.com>stated in post %80qg.40046$x.269667@weber.videotron.net on 7/2/06 8:28 PM:
I commend you for admitting to your error. Many in CSMA are not willing to do so.NRen2k5SnitGreyCloud
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!Some say a trained monkey could teach college classes. :)
Buuut, in modern times, it's *acceptable* to use an apostrophe when pluralizing any initialism.Common, yes. Acceptable... well, but many people, but it is not accepted as being grammatically correct by linguists. None that I have read, anyway.
-- ? As of Feb 2006 Apple had no wireless Mighty Mouse ? If A = B then B = A (known as the "symmetric property of equality") ? One can be guilty of a crime but neither tried nor convicted
07/02/2006-
