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09/14/07 07:56
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 		 #144618 - No exceptions
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Richard Erlacher said:
They're NEVER used as plurals, unless those are contractions or possessives.

I prefer to just say, "Never use apostrophes for plurals" - why complicate the rule with the exception?

Using them in contractions just sets a bad example for those who aren't sure about (or don't know) the general rule.

That's my opinion, but I realise that it's a common practice.

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      FYI: anthropomorphic metaphor            01/01/70 00:00      
         isn't a metaphor inherently anthropomorphic?            01/01/70 00:00      
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         Dumbing Down            01/01/70 00:00      
            Well said            01/01/70 00:00      
               Historically...            01/01/70 00:00      
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               one might try FIREFOX            01/01/70 00:00      
                  ... or any other program with a spellchecker...            01/01/70 00:00      
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                     There are often reasons ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        No exceptions            01/01/70 00:00      
                           SO, how would you do it?            01/01/70 00:00      
                              thusly            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Eh?            01/01/70 00:00      
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                                                ..the hell            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   What's a grit?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Contraction            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       What? What? Is somebody in labor?            01/01/70 00:00      
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                                 re: Thusly            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Never say "never".            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Plurals' possessions?            01/01/70 00:00      
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                  Middle English. is dead easy, ....            01/01/70 00:00      
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      besides 8051            01/01/70 00:00      
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