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Subject:Re: forbidden to apostrophize From:Mike Bygrave <bygravem -at- INTUITIVE -dot- CO -dot- UK> Date:Tue, 16 Jul 1996 14:10:20 +-100
>My editor wants me to remove every apostrophe from my manual. This means
>replacing not only all contractions (something I could deal with) but also
>recasting any sentence that uses an apostrophe to form the possessive.
Please send us your editor's (sorry, editors) email address - I'd (...erm,
I would) like to shout at him for several hours, and perhaps hit him a bit
as well.
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Mike Bygrave (bygravem -at- intuitive -dot- co -dot- uk) 'forever red'
standard disclaimer - please don't sue me
"1966 was a great year for English football - Cantona was born."
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