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On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:07:51 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2025-09-22, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 2025-09-22 19:22, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>
>>> On 2025-09-22, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 22/09/2025 02:38, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>
>> ...
>>
>>>> I thought you were emphasising the misspelling of 'losing'...I missed
>>>> the grocers' apostrophe.
>>> 
>>> "Grocers' apostrophe" - cute.  My favourite grocers' grammatical error
>>> is when they write prices like ".99 cents".  I'm tempted to hand the
>>> cashier a penny and tell him/her to keep the change.
>>
>> :-D
>
>     Dear Mister Language Person: What is the purpose of the apostrophe?
>
>     Answer: The apostrophe is used mainly in hand-lettered small
>     business signs to alert the reader that an S is coming up at
>     the end of a word, as in: WE DO NOT EXCEPT PERSONAL CHECK'S,
------------------------------------------ACCEPT (or mayube not...)
>     or NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ITEM'S.
>
>       -- Dave Barry: Tips for Writer's
>
Jonesy
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