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06-17-2023, 08:50 AM
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While the internet has, alas, solidified the use of these misplaced bits of pixel-ink sufficiently that descriptive grammarians will no doubt soon insist that they're correct, we can't place the blame squarely on the internet.
cf Greengrocer's apostrophe, aka "apostrofly": https://wordhistories.net/2017/12/19...he-apostrofly/ __________________ Steve Rindsberg ==================== www.pptfaq.com www.pptools.com and stuff |
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