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| Do you hate the Apostrophe ? |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 8:07 am Post subject: ISAUA |
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International Society for the Abolition of the Useless Apostrophe
Who will sign up as a founder member to help ensure that that useless diacritical is abolished FOR EVER !
The Saxon Genitive is fine but why use the Apostrophe ? |
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denise
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Posts: 3419
Location: finally home-ish
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 8:45 am Post subject: |
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Gratuitous apostrophization grates on my nerves, but I do see plenty of acceptable uses for it. My vote is "neutral."
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Mark-O
Joined: 25 Jun 2003
Posts: 464
Location: 6000 miles from where I should be
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 9:24 am Post subject: |
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I have a closet apostrophe fetish, Scot. Where is my prefered third option on your poll: 'Apostrophes to replace all vowels'.
' L'V' TH' 'P'STR'PH'!!!! |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 9:35 am Post subject: sub |
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| I forgot to mention that subscriptions for the current year are payable now. Pm me for further details on payment options. Due to problems with the Intergalactic Federation, payments in Tralfamadorean Tangents are no longer acceptable. Hard currency only. No US Dollars. |
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grahamb
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 10:08 am Post subject: Apostrophe apostasy. |
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| What!!! Abandon the humble apostrophe? It shouldnt be alllowed. |
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Magoo
Joined: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 651
Location: Wuhan, China
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 11:21 am Post subject: |
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You mad fool! If we didn't have apostrophie's, we wouldn't have potato's. No potato's=no chip's. Go to any English pub and learn REAL English  |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 11:31 am Post subject: |
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| I know there are teacher's in Wuhan but are there any English pub's ? |
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Stephen Jones
Joined: 21 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll d'it! I'm wi' y'll t'way! |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
Posts: 13859
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Stephen Jones
Joined: 21 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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I'n afraid John that an organization that mocks
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| * Medicine: A paper on injuries due to falling coconuts |
is not worthy of respect. There are more people killed every year by falling coconuts than shark attacks or snake bites, and as somebody who is builing a house in the middle of a cocounut plantation I appreciate every piece or research into the matter. |
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ls650
Joined: 10 May 2003
Posts: 3484
Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Stephen Jones wrote: |
| There are more people killed every year by falling coconuts than shark attacks or snake bites |
Last January I was walking on a cement path through a forest in Sulawesi. A coconut crashed into the pavement a couple of meters from me, leaving a crack in the cement.
I walked the rest of the way with my hands on my head, glancing up to make sure I wasn't underneath any more trees... |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
Posts: 13859
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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grahamb
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
Posts: 1945
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 8:46 am Post subject: Nuts |
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| John, you're not a fan of Trivial Pursuit by any chance? |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
Posts: 13859
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 9:49 am Post subject: Life, liberty and the pursuit of trivia |
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Dear grahamb,
A fan???!!!! Heavens to Murgatroyd - Trival Pursuit is my life, and vice versa.
Regards,
John |
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Stephen Jones
Joined: 21 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 9:50 am Post subject: |
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John, Thank you. I will post the article on my front gate if I ever decide to sell.
This struck me as interesting.
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He's now teaching at United Arab Emirates University, in a desert city built around an ancient date oasis. Can't blame him for making the switch--who ever heard of getting KO'd by a falling date?
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So the Ignobel is actually near us and capable of being questioned. I would say that a hell of a lot more people have been killed by Emirati drivers than by falling coconuts.
People falling out of coconut trees is very common. Particularly if they drink some of the toddy before they climb to tap some more. |
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