more excrescent "'s"

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

way back on Oct 12, 2006, at 7:42 AM, i wrote:

> 1.  "how come's" corresponding to "how's come" 'how come'
>
> 2.  "what about's" corresponding to "what's about" 'what about'
>
> 3.  "what's if" 'what if'
>
> 4.  "how's to" 'how to'

and now, noticed in The History Boys, "what's else".  hundreds of
google webhits, including:

What's else is missing in Kubuntu? You cannot post new topics in this
forum ...
www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=100225

What's Else is For Dinner? A Healthy Start. For the first several
weeks of life, all a lamb needs for nourishment is its mother's
milk. ...
www.sheep101.info/eating2.htm

What's else is new in this version? DT file scanning capability with
IQSMART3 scanners; 16-bit B/W gray gamma scanning mode; 16-bit B/W
scanning mode ...
graphics.kodak.com/global/product/ scanners/professional_scanners/
oXYgen_LE_news

What's else has been going on? The cutting back at Ashey Grounds has
been receiving the attention of both ourselves (occasionally) and
Rob's Razors. ...
www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk/ pages/Civ_engineering/trk_2007.htm

"Good food and good company, what's else could you ask for?"  [Boston
Dining Out Meeup Group]
diningout.meetup.com/311/?gj=sj5

[some US, some UK/Ireland]

arnold

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