Assume v. Presume
- Thread starter Black Hole
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Black Hole
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That's interesting, TLAs are somewhere I would not think of using one (unless it is a possessive of course).
Fight!
D
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The 60's's possibly an exception.
Or should that be, the 60's're probably an exception?
OP
Black Hole
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The Plain English article contains a contradiction. "We have been given a week's notice" could be considered a possessive case, the noun being "a week", and the notice belonging to the week. So, what's the difference between
"In two weeks"
and
"In two weeks' time"
when they mean exactly the same thing and one appears to be a contraction of the other.
However, that's not my point. "The 1960's" could be considered a possessive, and therefore a justified apostrophe in my scheme of things.
"In two weeks"
and
"In two weeks' time"
when they mean exactly the same thing and one appears to be a contraction of the other.
However, that's not my point. "The 1960's" could be considered a possessive, and therefore a justified apostrophe in my scheme of things.
OP
Black Hole
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I'll go along with that! So the BH corollary to the PEC take on apostrophes and numbers is:
"The late 1930's were dominated by war"
"The '60s' attitude to education"
I can't think of an example of using a numeric as a strict plural. "The protesters could be counted in the 100s" doesn't work.
"The late 1930's were dominated by war"
"The '60s' attitude to education"
I can't think of an example of using a numeric as a strict plural. "The protesters could be counted in the 100s" doesn't work.
RobH1
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The 1960's hippy, dippy attitude to such things is much to be preferred.
Ah, the summer of '67, laying on the beach at Newquay, BSA A10 for transport, tent blown away by the Vulcans taking off at St.Mawgen...........bliss!
Not an apostrophe to worry over.....
RobH1
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ARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHhhhhhhh!
"Mr.Gove"
"St.Mawgen"
My head hurt's. The .'s are not supposed to be their, and their are space's that are mis'sing. Thi's i's anarchy! Can A10s really do transport? What about if there are A10s's? Do we say Galaxy S3s or Galaxy S3's or what? Their as's 2b a limit 's'urely? What next? i'Pad's?
"Mr.Gove"
"St.Mawgen"
My head hurt's. The .'s are not supposed to be their, and their are space's that are mis'sing. Thi's i's anarchy! Can A10s really do transport? What about if there are A10s's? Do we say Galaxy S3s or Galaxy S3's or what? Their as's 2b a limit 's'urely? What next? i'Pad's?
OP
Black Hole
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What does PEC have to say about dots in initialisms and contractions?
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Deleted member 473
I would prefer to say Galaxy SIII's.
RobH1
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St Mawgen?
I'm not doing misspellings today.
Honestly, that was a typo
Mine did in '67.
gomezz
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People have been hung for fewer.Don't get me started on laying/lying.