Spurious "Quotes" and Apostrophe's

[Pafra & Scott Catledge]

Dennis must be English; an American would have said, "We don't need no
stinkin' umlauts!" (That is American for "We do not feel the need for
superfluous diaereses.")
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Salovesh <t20mxs1 at CORN.CSO.NIU.EDU>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: Spurious "Quotes" and Apostrophe's


> "Dennis R. Preston" wrote:
>
> > dInIs (who ain't got not damn umlauts in his name)
>
> Dennis:
>
> In my experience, your representations of Inglish as she is spoke are
> usually right on the button.  For once, you disappoint me.  Whaddya
> mean, "who ain't got not damn  umlauts . . . "?
>
> You shoulda said "who ain't not got no damn umlauts . . . ", or (if in a
> purist mindset) "who ain't got no damn umlauts".  But that line you
> actually wrote will just have to be corrected, lest it become a blot
> upon your otherwise pure escutcheon.
>
> --  mike salovesh             <salovesh at niu.edu>        PEACE !!!