greengrocer's apostrophe of the week

[Dennis R. Preston]

Good sighting larry, and reminiscent of the alternatives us jolly
teenagers had (back in the day):

Whores de Ovaries

and

Horses' Doovers.

What wags we were!

dInIs



>Ad in the current Stop and Shop circular (New England-based grocery chain):
>
>Cohen's
>Hor's d'Oeuvres     $7.99
>Cocktail Franks, Eggroll or Assorted
>
>--just the thing for enjoying the holidays with your bordello bubbe...
>
>larry


--
Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages
A-740 Wells Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-3099
Fax: (517) 432-2736
preston at msu.edu