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Old February 10th 08, 09:43 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.marketplace,alt.collecting.bicycles,rec.bicycles.soc
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"landotter" wrote: Ya'll could honor Sheldon even more by spelling "its"
correctly in
your tribute.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
An apostrophe is a signal to the reader that an "s" is coming.


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Old February 10th 08, 10:38 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.marketplace,alt.collecting.bicycles,rec.bicycles.soc
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Bill Sornson writes:

An apostrophe is a signal to the reader that an "s" is coming.


You're kidding, n'est-ce pas?


You don't say!

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Old February 10th 08, 11:23 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.marketplace,alt.collecting.bicycles,rec.bicycles.soc
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"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message
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"landotter" wrote: Ya'll could honor Sheldon even more by spelling "its"
correctly in
your tribute.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
An apostrophe is a signal to the reader that an "s" is coming.

Looks like it can also be a signal that two "ll" s are coming.
Kerry


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Old February 11th 08, 12:14 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.marketplace,alt.collecting.bicycles,rec.bicycles.soc
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"Kerry Montgomery" wrote in message
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"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message
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"landotter" wrote: Ya'll could honor Sheldon even more by spelling
"its" correctly in
your tribute.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
An apostrophe is a signal to the reader that an "s" is coming.

Looks like it can also be a signal that two "ll" s are coming.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Then landotter soulda written, "by spe'lling 'its.'" But, actually, two
"ll"s would be "llll."


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Old February 11th 08, 12:47 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.marketplace,alt.collecting.bicycles,rec.bicycles.soc
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Bill Sornson wrote:
Leo Lichtman wrote:

An apostrophe is a signal to the reader that an "s" is coming.


You're kidding, n'est-ce pas?


Mais non.

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Old February 11th 08, 01:03 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.marketplace,alt.collecting.bicycles,rec.bicycles.soc
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"landotter" wrote:
Ya'll could honor Sheldon even more by spelling "its"
correctly in your tribute.


Leo Lichtman wrote:
An apostrophe is a signal to the reader that an "s" is coming.


Ain't so.
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Old February 11th 08, 03:00 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.marketplace,alt.collecting.bicycles,rec.bicycles.soc
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A Muzi wrote:

"landotter" wrote:
Ya'll could honor Sheldon even more by spelling "its"
correctly in your tribute.


Leo Lichtman wrote:
An apostrophe is a signal to the reader that an "s" is coming.


Ain't so.


I don't think you're wrong about that, it'd seem.
 




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