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Thread #88001   Message #1656221
Posted By: Uncle_DaveO
26-Jan-06 - 06:09 PM
Thread Name: BS: Plurals don't require apostrophes!
Subject: RE: BS: Plurals don't require apostrophes!
GUEST Bainbo said, inter alia:

Similar confusion over split infinitives. The folk lying down the laws on English grammar tried to make it follow the rules of Latin.

One of my favorite peeves is those who try to speak authoritatively about English grammar but clearly don't understand "lie" and "lay" and their various shifting forms.

Dave Oesterreich