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Subject: 
Re: LEGO website bug report: Invalid forward apostrophe character
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html
Date: 
Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:35:45 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Jason J. Railton writes:
Anyway, the spostrophe should come after the s:
We need LEGO parents' help.
...

In lugnet.lego.direct, Larry Pieniazek writes:
This is correct grammar but looks wrong to some people.
...
++Lar

Ah, but not for much longer.  It's all down to education, and thanks to your
new president you'll soon have 'the best educated Americans in the world'.

I'm not sure what "LEGO parents" are anyway.  I suppose that if you can make
up phrases like this then grammar isn't of great concern either.

Jason.



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  Re: LEGO website bug report: Invalid forward apostrophe character
 
(...) This is correct grammar but looks wrong to some people. RWRATP (1) thusly: We need the help of LEGO(r) parents. 1 - Real Writers Rewrite Around The Problem (2) 2 - from IBMTEXT NITPICK FORUM ++Lar (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)

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