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From: Robert Coe on 1 Jun 2010 22:53 On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:48:07 -0700, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: : George Kerby wrote: : > : > What's plural of "y'all"? : > : > : > : > : > : > . : vast spoiler space follows..... : > : > . : > : > : > : > : > : > . : > : : > . : > : > . : > : > : > : > : > Here goes.... : > : > : > : > "All y'all" : > : > : > : > Today's Lesson is concluded. : > : : 'Ceptin' it's "All y'alls", ain't it? No, that's the possessive. Bob
From: Robert Coe on 1 Jun 2010 22:57 On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 21:22:22 -0400, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: : "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message : news:hu1jp9$e7t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... : > Robert Coe wrote: : >> On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> : >> wrote: : >> : Pete wrote: : > : >> : > "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." : >> : > : > I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). : >> : > : > This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. : >> : : : There should be an apostrophe after the word "newsgroup"....! : >> :-) : >> : >> Actually, the word you were groping for there is "comma". : > : > No groping at all: Just seeing if anyone knew the difference and was : > paying attention; I wasn't! .... :-) : > : : Some of us were in a coma over commas. But whats an extra em between : friends. About one and a half en's. Bob
From: John McWilliams on 2 Jun 2010 00:39 Peter wrote: > "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > news:hu1jp9$e7t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Robert Coe wrote: >>> On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams >>> <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>> : Pete wrote: >> >>> : > "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." >>> : > : > I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). >>> : > : > This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. >>> : : : There should be an apostrophe after the word "newsgroup"....! :-) >>> >>> Actually, the word you were groping for there is "comma". >> >> No groping at all: Just seeing if anyone knew the difference and was >> paying attention; I wasn't! .... :-) >> > > Some of us were in a coma over commas. But whats an extra em between > friends. > >> Besides, you left out the more interesting target: >> >> > Not to criticalicate anything, though.... >> > > Nothing wrong with creating a new word. We call it vocabulation. And those who practicate such are vocabulatarianists. -- john mcwilliams
From: John McWilliams on 2 Jun 2010 00:41 rwalker wrote: > On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:48:07 -0700, John McWilliams > <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >> 'Ceptin' it's "All y'alls", ain't it? > > That's the possessive, though there should be a catastrophe after the > second L. You're quite right. Dunno what I thunk then. Sumpin' got caught up in my ellipsises. -- john mcwilliams
From: Peter on 2 Jun 2010 06:11
"John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:hu4nah$ugc$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Peter wrote: >> "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:hu1jp9$e7t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> Robert Coe wrote: >>>> On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:51 -0700, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> : Pete wrote: >>> >>>> : > "A couple of flower macros for you to enjoy (and/or critisize)." >>>> : > : > I enjoyed them (thanks Robert S). >>>> : > : > This is a photography newsgroup not an English lesson. >>>> : : : There should be an apostrophe after the word "newsgroup"....! :-) >>>> >>>> Actually, the word you were groping for there is "comma". >>> >>> No groping at all: Just seeing if anyone knew the difference and was >>> paying attention; I wasn't! .... :-) >>> >> >> Some of us were in a coma over commas. But whats an extra em between >> friends. >> >>> Besides, you left out the more interesting target: >>> >>> > Not to criticalicate anything, though.... >>> >> >> Nothing wrong with creating a new word. We call it vocabulation. > > And those who practicate such are vocabulatarianists. > Who are mostly, or almostly, septuagenarians. (sorry for using a real word.) -- Peter |