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To: Jack Clarke who wrote (150)	1/2/1998 5:26:00 PM
From: Janice Shell	Read Replies (2) of 4710

Jack-- Well, my GOD, I'm not a barbarian! I'd NEVER write "Isis's". Though perhaps in future I'll be more daring. I think this usage is--like so many others--a result of an attempt to be "refined". Think of the crooked pinkie (did you know that "pink" was the ancient Gallic--ask MrB--word for "little finger"?) that the hoi polloi feels the need to employ when raising a teacup. Uh-oh. Is hoi polloi singular or plural? Janice

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