Re: PEDANTRY

From: Michael M. Butler (butler@comp-lib.org)
Date: Tue Mar 16 1999 - 19:00:21 MST


Thi's really puzzle's me, Damien. Whats you're point here, didnt you mean
"for heavens sake"?

MMB
1/2 ;)
--who has gotten so numb due to overexposure to bad apostrophization he
almost can't even tell when it's happening any more...

BTW, it's not apostrophes, but related: my favorite horror is/was the sign
I saw posted in a hospital ER vestibule:

"STOP" To open door go "BACK" and press button "BEHIND" you.

Arrrgh.

At 11:44 99.03.17 +0000, you wrote:
>At 06:15 AM 3/16/99 -0800, Brian wrote:
>
>>Sum's it up nicely, and stops them dead in their tracks, mouth's
>>gaping.....
>
>For heaven's sake, what's wrong with the kid's today? That should be:
>
>>Sum's it up nicely, and stop's them dead in their track's, mouth's
>>gaping.....
>
><twitches memetically>
>
>Damien Broderick
>



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