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Mark Hickey
Guest
"Mike Kruger" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I personally plan to throw in the towel on this and join the majority. My
>thanks to you, Bryanska, Catzz66, and others for furthering my education.
I finally dug out my 'Little, Brown Compact Handbook' - which is the
best compilation of grammar and writing rules I've ever seen (not that
you could tell that by my writing...).
The text makes it clear that the apostrophe is NEVER used to form a
plural form of a word. The top-level rule states: "Delete or replace
any apostrophe in a plural noun, a singular verb, or a possessive
personal pronoun".
Some listed examples:
Not "The Jones' ", but "The Joneses"
Not "The house is her's. It's roof leaks", but "The house is hers.
Its roof leaks".
So there you have it(s). ;-)
Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame
>I personally plan to throw in the towel on this and join the majority. My
>thanks to you, Bryanska, Catzz66, and others for furthering my education.
I finally dug out my 'Little, Brown Compact Handbook' - which is the
best compilation of grammar and writing rules I've ever seen (not that
you could tell that by my writing...).
The text makes it clear that the apostrophe is NEVER used to form a
plural form of a word. The top-level rule states: "Delete or replace
any apostrophe in a plural noun, a singular verb, or a possessive
personal pronoun".
Some listed examples:
Not "The Jones' ", but "The Joneses"
Not "The house is her's. It's roof leaks", but "The house is hers.
Its roof leaks".
So there you have it(s). ;-)
Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame