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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Who is tired of it?
Just that.
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Campfire Regular
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Campfire Regular
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jun 2004
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I called it the erroneous pluralizing apostrophe until I learned there was already an established name for it.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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You and your’s and your damn oranges’s and apple’s.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jan 2005
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This opens the door for consideration of those rocks that people love to place in front of their homes with all sorts of plural and possessive errors on them.
The Jones = one person whose last name is Jones.
The Jones' = multiple persons whose last name is Jone claim ownership.
The Jone's = one person whose last name is Jone claims ownership.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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"Maybe we're all happy."
"Go to the sporting goods store. From the files, obtain form 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons and lists of private ownership."
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Posts: 15,561 Likes: 3
Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
Joined: Sep 2008
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Just a normal assortment of vegetable's.
NRA Member - Life, Benefactor, Patron
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: May 2003
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The apostrophe catastrophe.
Pluralizing with an apostrophe is just wrong. This being English, however, there are exceptions. One is with single digits; i.e, my phone number has two 8's.
This being the Campfire, these little lessons will have no effect.
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
Joined: Apr 2017
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"Maybe we're all happy."
"Go to the sporting goods store. From the files, obtain form 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons and lists of private ownership."
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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FJB & FJT
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Posts: 60,522 Likes: 21
Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 60,522 Likes: 21 |
The apostrophe catastrophe.
Pluralizing with an apostrophe is just wrong. This being English, however, there are exceptions. One is with single digits; i.e, my phone number has two 8's.
This being the Campfire, these little lessons will have no effect. Thankfully so.
I am MAGA.
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 17,936 Likes: 12
Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
Joined: Sep 2013
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Like Gray’s Anatomy gray?
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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A well travelled example to be sure.
"Maybe we're all happy."
"Go to the sporting goods store. From the files, obtain form 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons and lists of private ownership."
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jan 2012
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We donut halfve one heer in Iawo
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Posts: 8,173
Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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While we're on it - what about the Oxford comma?
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Green? Or Green’s?
And what’s behind the damn door?
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 60,522 Likes: 21 |
We donut halfve one heer in Iawo Normally I ask WTF is (fill in the blank)... but my googler couldn't dig up anything on my Commodore.
I am MAGA.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
Joined: Apr 2011
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My biggest concern is with the Oxford comma and failure to use it. So there.
The way life should be.
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