[HPFGU-OTChatter] Editing and mistakes

Thu Apr 5 18:10:12 UTC 2001

Hi --

aichambaye at yahoo.com wrote:

> The one that really riles me is incorrect use of the possessive. I
> HATE to see a mailbox labled: The Smith's. The Smith's what? that
> means ONE SMITH who OWNS SOMETHING. It does not denote MORE THAN ONE
> SMITH. Argh!

Ooh, yes -- I hate that one too!  Receiving an invitation to a dinner
party at the Smith's also makes me cringe (although it's arguable that
there's an implied house or residence but still ....)

And decades.  Decades cannot be possessive either.  1990s (not 1990's).

Penny
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