[Wikipedia-l] apostrophes
Matt M.
matt_mcl at sympatico.ca
Sun Oct 19 16:32:16 UTC 2003
> BIG MAC'S - 79p.
>
> I kept wondering - Big Mac's /what/? Who is Big Mac?
"An apostrophe does not mean, 'Here comes an S!' "
A pet peeve of mine as well, I must say (said the translator/proofreader);
right up there with the quotation marks as some kind of mutant intensifier.
HAVE A "NICE" DAY!
*claws eyes out, his own or the quotation mark abuser's*
matt/montrealais
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