[geeks] The Dog's Breakfast: Microsoft Windows Vista

Mike Murphy mrm at mole.org
Sun May 6 18:06:14 CDT 2007


On Sun, 6 May 2007, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
>On Sun, 6 May 2007, Mike Murphy wrote:

>> restore DVD's. Note the plural.

>You mean, the possessive?

Nope, I meant the plural.

"There is no need for apostrophes indicating a plural on capitalized letters,
numbers, and symbols (though keep in mind that some editors, teachers, and
professors still prefer them)."
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html

I was a professor before I retired. I still prefer them. ;-) (not intended to
be argument by position of authority, but only to establish membership in the
mentioned class of those who prefer) (and again, ;-) )



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