CANON - The Great Innovator (was: CANON – The Great Pretender)

Brian C. Baird wrote:
In article m,
says...

Shouldn't there be an apostrophy in IDIOT'S?


GAH!!! NOOOOOO!

For anyone at all interested (Tony has me killfiled), the extra
apostrophe syndrome has spread from Usesnet to web pages to ad copy.

It's actually easy to sort out: To show possession, an apostrophe and an
"s" are added to a noun, e.g., "The idiot's camera is a _______".

As a contraction, you can sound out by separating the two words
to see if it makes sense, esp. for "its". "It's a shame those idiots are
bickering all the time." "The dog shook its coat."

Lord, please don't hate me for this.

--
John McWilliams

Brian C. Baird wrote:
In article m,
says...

Shouldn't there be an apostrophy in IDIOT'S?


GAH!!! NOOOOOO!

For anyone at all interested (Tony has me killfiled), the extra
apostrophe syndrome has spread from Usesnet to web pages to ad copy.

It's actually easy to sort out: To show possession, an apostrophe and an
"s" are added to a noun, e.g., "The idiot's camera is a _______".

As a contraction, you can sound out by separating the two words
to see if it makes sense, esp. for "its". "It's a shame those idiots are
bickering all the time." "The dog shook its coat."

Lord, please don't hate me for this.

--
John McWilliams

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:16:05 +1200, Colin D
wrote:

Colin D wrote:

Tony Spadaro wrote:

Mark, you might want to point out to that nerk John that pros don't put an
apostrophy in the word.
"Pro's don't use 35mm."
What a maroon!

Err, they should, though, it's an abbreviation not ending in the last
letter of the full word.

Colin D.

Oops - apologies for the balls-up there. A senior moment must've
overtaken me. An abbreviation not ending in the last letter of the word
is signalled with a full stop, not an apostrophe, as in 'misc.' and
'etc.' but not in 'Dr' or 'Mr'.

Having said that, perhaps it's being a bit picky to comment on
grammatical, punctuation, and spelling mistakes in a NG post. But then,
I find such mistakes as I spot tend to grab my attention. To me, they
can overwhelm the intent of the message. I well remember a large poster
that was displayed throughout the country (New Zealand) publicizing
cancer week, soliciting donations to the cause. The heading, in huge
letters was "PROSTRATE CANCER KILLS". I guess there were some red faces
in the advertising department.

Colin D.

You should quit while you're ahead. According to my english grammar
book Dr., Mr., Ms., and almost every other title before a name has
period following it.

It's was a joke s - I say it's a joke son. Try reading the title as if there
were an apostrophy in idiots

--
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
The Improved Links Pages are at
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
A sample chapter from my novel "Haight-Ashbury" is at
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html
"Prometheus" wrote in message
...
In article m, Tony
Spadaro writes
Shouldn't there be an apostrophy in IDIOT'S?

--
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
The Improved Links Pages are at
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
A sample chapter from my novel "Haight-Ashbury" is at
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html
"Mark M" wrote in message
news:_crWc.98065$Lj.5283@fed1read03...

"Brian C. Baird" wrote in message
.. .
In article sv6Wc.93393$Lj.66946@fed1read03, mjmorgan2
@goaway.cox.unless.no.crap.net says...
Use of an apostrophe wouldn't apply to an abbreviation anyway
unless
you're
showing posession...
It ain't not gonna's work's them's way's like's he's done's it.

Right now I'm looking at a poster I got from a Canadian cartoonist
named
Steve Notley. It's called: "BOB'S QUICK GUIDE TO THE APOSTROPHE, YOU
IDIOTS."

And???

It's plural, not possessive.

Incidentally, your news reader is broken, it is placing the text your
are quoting after the signature; which means that my follow-up had to
have it pasted back in. To explain: the function of the signature
separator "-- " is to tell compliant news and mail software where the
signature begins so that it does not needless include it.

--
Ian G8ILZ

McLeod wrote:

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:16:05 +1200, Colin D
wrote:

Colin D wrote:

Tony Spadaro wrote:

Mark, you might want to point out to that nerk John that pros don't put an
apostrophy in the word.
"Pro's don't use 35mm."
What a maroon!

Err, they should, though, it's an abbreviation not ending in the last
letter of the full word.

Colin D.

Oops - apologies for the balls-up there. A senior moment must've
overtaken me. An abbreviation not ending in the last letter of the word
is signalled with a full stop, not an apostrophe, as in 'misc.' and
'etc.' but not in 'Dr' or 'Mr'.

Having said that, perhaps it's being a bit picky to comment on
grammatical, punctuation, and spelling mistakes in a NG post. But then,
I find such mistakes as I spot tend to grab my attention. To me, they
can overwhelm the intent of the message. I well remember a large poster
that was displayed throughout the country (New Zealand) publicizing
cancer week, soliciting donations to the cause. The heading, in huge
letters was "PROSTRATE CANCER KILLS". I guess there were some red faces
in the advertising department.

Colin D.

You should quit while you're ahead. According to my english grammar
book Dr., Mr., Ms., and almost every other title before a name has
period following it.

I am ahead. Modern English (as in the UK, New Zealand, etc.) has
largely dropped the period in Dr, Mr etc. Americam mileage may be
different.

Colin D.

McLeod wrote:

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:16:05 +1200, Colin D
wrote:

Colin D wrote:

Tony Spadaro wrote:

Mark, you might want to point out to that nerk John that pros don't put an
apostrophy in the word.
"Pro's don't use 35mm."
What a maroon!

Err, they should, though, it's an abbreviation not ending in the last
letter of the full word.

Colin D.

Oops - apologies for the balls-up there. A senior moment must've
overtaken me. An abbreviation not ending in the last letter of the word
is signalled with a full stop, not an apostrophe, as in 'misc.' and
'etc.' but not in 'Dr' or 'Mr'.

Having said that, perhaps it's being a bit picky to comment on
grammatical, punctuation, and spelling mistakes in a NG post. But then,
I find such mistakes as I spot tend to grab my attention. To me, they
can overwhelm the intent of the message. I well remember a large poster
that was displayed throughout the country (New Zealand) publicizing
cancer week, soliciting donations to the cause. The heading, in huge
letters was "PROSTRATE CANCER KILLS". I guess there were some red faces
in the advertising department.

Colin D.

You should quit while you're ahead. According to my english grammar
book Dr., Mr., Ms., and almost every other title before a name has
period following it.

I am ahead. Modern English (as in the UK, New Zealand, etc.) has
largely dropped the period in Dr, Mr etc. Americam mileage may be
different.

Colin D.

McLeod wrote:

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:16:05 +1200, Colin D
wrote:

Colin D wrote:

Tony Spadaro wrote:

Mark, you might want to point out to that nerk John that pros don't put an
apostrophy in the word.
"Pro's don't use 35mm."
What a maroon!

Err, they should, though, it's an abbreviation not ending in the last
letter of the full word.

Colin D.

Oops - apologies for the balls-up there. A senior moment must've
overtaken me. An abbreviation not ending in the last letter of the word
is signalled with a full stop, not an apostrophe, as in 'misc.' and
'etc.' but not in 'Dr' or 'Mr'.

Having said that, perhaps it's being a bit picky to comment on
grammatical, punctuation, and spelling mistakes in a NG post. But then,
I find such mistakes as I spot tend to grab my attention. To me, they
can overwhelm the intent of the message. I well remember a large poster
that was displayed throughout the country (New Zealand) publicizing
cancer week, soliciting donations to the cause. The heading, in huge
letters was "PROSTRATE CANCER KILLS". I guess there were some red faces
in the advertising department.

Colin D.

You should quit while you're ahead. According to my english grammar
book Dr., Mr., Ms., and almost every other title before a name has
period following it.

I am ahead. Modern English (as in the UK, New Zealand, etc.) has
largely dropped the period in Dr, Mr etc. Americam mileage may be
different.

Colin D.

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:04:27 -0700, "Mark M"
wrote:


"Brian C. Baird" wrote in message
. ..
In article sv6Wc.93393$Lj.66946@fed1read03, mjmorgan2
@goaway.cox.unless.no.crap.net says...
Use of an apostrophe wouldn't apply to an abbreviation anyway unless
you're
showing posession...
It ain't not gonna's work's them's way's like's he's done's it.

Right now I'm looking at a poster I got from a Canadian cartoonist named
Steve Notley. It's called: "BOB'S QUICK GUIDE TO THE APOSTROPHE, YOU
IDIOTS."

And???

There should be an apostrophe after "IDIOTS". :-)

Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:04:27 -0700, "Mark M"
wrote:


"Brian C. Baird" wrote in message
. ..
In article sv6Wc.93393$Lj.66946@fed1read03, mjmorgan2
@goaway.cox.unless.no.crap.net says...
Use of an apostrophe wouldn't apply to an abbreviation anyway unless
you're
showing posession...
It ain't not gonna's work's them's way's like's he's done's it.

Right now I'm looking at a poster I got from a Canadian cartoonist named
Steve Notley. It's called: "BOB'S QUICK GUIDE TO THE APOSTROPHE, YOU
IDIOTS."

And???

There should be an apostrophe after "IDIOTS". :-)

Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

"Mark M" wrote in message news:2w6Wc.93394$Lj.76730@fed1read03...
"Alan Browne" wrote in message
.. .
Tony Spadaro wrote:

Mark, you might want to point out to that nerk John that pros don't put
an
apostrophy in the word.
"Pro's don't use 35mm."

... and on usenet, obsession with punctuation and grammar is
usually the sign of somebody with little else valuable to say.

Tony was just in a bad mood.


Always