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Subject:RE: A comment on the apostrophe From:"Carnall, Jane" <Jane -dot- Carnall -at- compaq -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:31:56 -0000
Brian Hoskins shared:
>On the subject of the thread is a quote from Robert Burchfield, editor of
>the OED Supplement. "The apostrophe was only a moderately successful
device,
>and it is probably coming to the end of its usefulness, certainly for
>forming plurals and marking possession. It may only be retained for
>contractions."
Andrew Carnegie refused to support the OED with a grant, though it was
exactly the kind of project he liked to support (educational,
non-profit-making, with a Scotsman in charge) because he believed in New
Spelling (Nu Speling) and was certain the OED would soon become obsolete.
Jane Carnall
Technical Writer and Compendium
of Useless and Arcane Knowledge
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