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Subject:Re(2): The Death of the Apostrophe From:"TECHWR-L Conference @ ml.bol.net" <XINCLXTECHWR-L -at- ML -dot- BOL -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 16 Nov 1995 22:36:57 -0800
It's not just a problem of apostrophes and hyphens, but of not learning
English well enough to use it correctly.
True
Maybe it's a sign of a living, therefore changing, language.
I think there's a difference between living, which implies evolution, and
decay, which is what we're seeing too much of here.
John R. Hughes
Senoir Consultant
The Training Group, Inc
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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