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Elizabeth

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Message from the apostrophe police
« on: February 19, 2008, 04:04:23 PM »
Dennis's bike board, if you please!

Offline Mince

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2008, 04:46:55 PM »
You'll next be telling me not to split infinitives and not to end sentences with a preposition.

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2008, 05:01:41 PM »
Wash behind your ears.
I apologise, in advance.

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2008, 06:11:47 PM »
I agree with Elizabeth and Tranquil.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

peter

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2008, 07:16:14 PM »
i would not know but i think

Vulture

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2008, 07:35:46 PM »
You'll next be telling me not to split infinitives and not to end sentences with a preposition.

Can you explain this in really, really simple words of not more than two syllables?  ;D

peter

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2008, 08:36:45 PM »
You'll next be telling me not to split infinitives and not to end sentences with a preposition.

Can you explain this in really, really simple words of not more than two syllables?  ;D

Would you not get two infinitives if you split them.
How would the position  in the two pre's would they not be in the position before they moved.

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2008, 08:40:03 PM »
You'll next be telling me not to split infinitives and not to end sentences with a preposition.

Can you explain this in really, really simple words of not more than two syllables?  ;D

Would you not get two infinitives if you split them.
How would the position  in the two pre's would they not be in the position before they moved.

Er.. Nine o'clock I think he said.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

peter

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2008, 08:49:33 PM »
I tremble with anticipation its like waiting your exam results.
Don't hold your breath I have waited 6 hours for a phone call

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2008, 08:52:00 PM »
Does Mince set you exams?  ::)
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

Malc

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2008, 09:31:41 PM »
I was going to call my band The Errant Apostrophe's, but not only would our target audience not get it, neither did the band.

I'm an intellectual drowning in a sea of dolts.

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2008, 09:15:28 AM »
A PUNKtuation band.
Sorry.

Fyodor

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Re: Message from the apostrophe police
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2008, 09:26:48 AM »
I didn't call my band The Dangling Participles.