Re(2): The Death of the Apostrophe

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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