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Hi --
<p>aichambaye@yahoo.com wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>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!</tt></blockquote>
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 ....)
<p>And decades. Decades cannot be possessive either. 1990s
(not 1990's).
<p>Penny</html>