Heard on The Judges

[Dennis Preston]

I find typos hardly worth comment; you must. Differnt strokes.


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>dInIs said:
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>"When I say I am from Louisville, its important to know lots
>of stuff, including DOB;
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>and the fact that its, in that context, is a contraction,
>requiring an apostrophe. 'Least it did when I learned as
>much in Louisville in the 1950's.
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Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor
Department of English
Morrill Hall 15-C
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48864 USA

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