I think there's something to this - sometimes when pluralizing some TLAs, the hereComesAnEss seems almost necessary.  (right, donna?)

As an apostrophe, people are confused with the character's usage, but as hereCome'sAnE's's, we'd all know when to u'se it.

'So I 'say we 'should ju'st change the character's name.

Tracy Pierce


> -----Original Message-----
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> Walter J. Murray
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> The apostrophe has gained a new meaning, don't you know?  An apostrophe
> now means, "Look out!  Here comes an 's'!"  :-)
>
> Walter
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Chuck Ryan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > First I am not trying to be a grammar cop, I just find it interesting.
> >
> > Has anyone else noticed that lately the whole "mute" as opposed to
> > "moot" is moving up the list of most common errors on the internet? It
> > has begun to rival the whole "their" vs. "they're" issue.
> >
>
> The absolute worst growing meme is using " 's " to pluralize. This
> mistake is RAMPANT.
>
> At least the subject of this email wasn't "Word's on the Internet".
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