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Subject:	Re: LEGO website bug report: Invalid forward apostrophe character
Newsgroups:	lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html
Date:	Tue, 16 Jan 2001 01:34:51 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. > > not: > > We need LEGO parent's help. > > in order to refer to something belonging to parents in the plural. 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

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		Re: LEGO website bug report: Invalid forward apostrophe character
Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) Hmmm... does this not imply parents made from Lego? My daughter might describe me thus, but it's not really true. Not really.... Kevin ---...--- Victorian House: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)

		Re: LEGO website bug report: Invalid forward apostrophe character
(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)

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		Re: LEGO website bug report: Invalid forward apostrophe character
Anyway, the spostrophe should come after the s: We need LEGO parents' help. not: We need LEGO parent's help. in order to refer to something belonging to parents in the plural. Jason J Railton. (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)

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