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To: Jon Koplik who wrote (109559)12/17/2001 12:41:01 AM
From: Uncle Frank  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 152472
 
>> How did this ... 's ... business get so entrenched in American writing ?

It's because of Mqurice. He's lectured us over and over about the proper use of apostrophes, but since his examples are based on Kiwi-Speak, a corrupt form of English, most of us are confused and intimidated, and apply apostrophes indiscriminately just to avoid being ranted at.

Regard's,
uf



To: Jon Koplik who wrote (109559)12/17/2001 1:54:43 AM
From: Ibexx  Respond to of 152472
 
Nit-picking is bad only when you don't mean it.

Ibexx