Posted by Jim Moe on 04/10/06 09:43

dorayme wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > I believe you meant, "one of the _other_ guru's".
>> >>
>> >> Argh! How can you post a correction, but ignore the most obvious error?!
>> >>
>> > For the not so well informed - what is the obvious error?
>> >
>> It should be "gurus" not "guru's".
>> It's an extension of the "it's" vs "its" controversy.
>
> There is no controversy and it is not an extension of it... er...
>
Well, given how often it is gotten wrong... I suspect people are using
"'s" for plural and possessive because it is soooo much simpler than
remembering all those pesky rules.

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