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08-12-2012, 09:45 AM   #271
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QuoteOriginally posted by Talisker Quote
Except that when the plurals of numbers are used as nouns, they aren't formed with apostrophes, so it should be "the '70s". Note the apostrophe BEFORE the 7, as '70s is a contraction of 1970s...
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Really?
Can we change the title of this thread to "Grammar Nazism at Its Finest "?
Yes, really.* If people give a reason why they've done or said something it's generally helpful if they get it right. Oh, hang on, this is the "News and rumours" thread, so anything goes.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Talisker Quote
Except that when the plurals of numbers are used as nouns, they aren't formed with apostrophes, so it should be "the '70s". Note the apostrophe BEFORE the 7, as '70s is a contraction of 1970s...
You don't get out much do you?

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QuoteOriginally posted by Talisker Quote
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You are right of course. But it is SOOO much fun to pick on the editor! Don't get that opportunity very often.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Talisker Quote
Except that when the plurals of numbers are used as nouns, they aren't formed with apostrophes, so it should be "the '70s". Note the apostrophe BEFORE the 7, as '70s is a contraction of 1970s...
Other than as nouns, how else might one use a plural of a number? Also,

"In British usage, we do not use an apostrophe in pluralizing dates: This research was carried out in the 1970s.

American usage, however, does put an apostrophe here: This research was carried out in the 1970's."
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You don't get out much do you?
Like I said, I now live on the Isle of Skye. I can see the sea a couple of hundred metres away out of the front window, the Cullins out of the side window, and we have about two-thirds of an acre to tend, so I suspect that I get out more than most!

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QuoteOriginally posted by Talisker Quote
Yes, really.* If people give a reason why they've done or said something it's generally helpful if they get it right. Oh, hang on, this is the "News and rumours" thread, so anything goes.

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Are you working at a distillery now?
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I wish! It's only a 15 minute drive though...
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I wish! It's only a 15 minute drive though...
Ah, just to breathe in the air.......ah well.
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QuoteOriginally posted by cali92rs Quote



Really?
Can we change the title of this thread to "Grammar Nazism at Its Finest "?
I would have said it if he didn't. Apostrophes in correct American English usage indicate possessives of nouns, e.g., the quote above is in response to Talisker's statement. They are also used to show omission of letters, as demonstrated in the '70s above. Lastly apostrophes are used to indicate plurality of single letters, for example as we discuss correct grammar here everyone should remember to mind their p's and q's. While the previous example is also possessive, another example would be to explain the correct spelling of possessive, with four s's, not four ss.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Talisker Quote
Like I said, I now live on the Isle of Skye. I can see the sea a couple of hundred metres away out of the front window, the Cullins out of the side window, and we have about two-thirds of an acre to tend, so I suspect that I get out more than most!
Stupendous place - the loch's and mountain's are spectacular! ;-)
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I think I need to clean my laptop screen, there seems to be a lot of little black specs on it.

Oh no, it's only this thread and all the misplaced apostrophes.
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Seriously if they even introduce something like this in September . . . who would wait another 4 to maybe 6 months for it????// . . . . There's plenty of high mp cameras around already from different manufacturers including really good used bargains on some of those.
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Seriously if they even introduce something like this in September . . . who would wait another 4 to maybe 6 months for it????// . . . . There's plenty of high mp cameras around already from different manufacturers including really good used bargains on some of those.
I would. I prefer the usability/ergonomics of the Pentax to anything produced by Nikon or Canon.
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