A (new?) twist on plural 's

[Peter A. McGraw]

Well, I think people who do that should be "apostracized"! :)

Peter Mc.

--On Thursday, July 3, 2003 12:12 PM -0400 Barnhart <ADS-L at HIGHLANDS.COM>
wrote:

> This may give rise to a new sense of _apostrophize_, meaning "to use
> apostrophes where they do not belong, especially as a result of
> confusion between possessive form and plural forms."
>
> Regards,
> David Barnhart
>
> barnhart at highlands.com



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Peter A. McGraw       Linfield College        McMinnville, Oregon
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