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Posted by dorayme on 04/10/06 14:45
In article <g588b9fiy02x.icaply0jfcms$.dlg@40tude.net>,
Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl> wrote:
> Toby Inkster wrote:
> > * -s for plural
> > * -' for posessives of nouns that already end in "s"
> > * -'s for posessives of other nouns
> >
> > tonnes of rules, yes.
>
> I think some people include
> * -'s for abbreviation of "is"
> * -s for possessive of pronoun "it"
>
Well, apostrophe as contractions generally, especially of "is"
and "are", but often also of "not" in "-n't"
> (which they shouldn't, but remembering the difference between verbs,
> nouns and pronouns is too complicated for some ;-) )
It's quite normal practice, perhaps a little informal, but that's
ok, one mustn't be too stuffy...
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dorayme
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