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Re[2]: The Death of the Apostrophe: "IT'S", not "ITS"
Subject:Re[2]: The Death of the Apostrophe: "IT'S", not "ITS" From:Joyce Flaherty <flahertj -at- SMTPGW -dot- LIEBERT -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 15 Nov 1995 12:09:31 EST
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from LaVonna
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markers in the local stores. No! The problem includes a 6-ft.,
cut-out metal sign in front of a local establishment that declares,
"DONUT'S."
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My neighbor has a large wooden sign hanging over his front
entrance that reads "The Medley's."
I've hated that sign for years. It's like an advertisement:
Red Neck lives here, or Gear Head lives here. It sends a much
different message that the owner intended, like "renters not
welcome in this neighborhood"--or maybe it doesn't.
