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From: cjh@petsd.UUCP (Chris Henrich)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Possessive plurals of last names
Message-ID: <647@petsd.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 17:34:10 EDT
Article-I.D.: petsd.647
Posted: Tue Sep 17 17:34:10 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 19-Sep-85 03:52:19 EDT
References: <2475@mit-hermes.ARPA> <1645@peora.UUCP>
Reply-To: cjh@petsd.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE)
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In article <1645@peora.UUCP> randy@peora.UUCP (Randy Hendry) writes:
>In respect to Johnson's vs Johnsons', I agree with Johnsons'.
>
>The title of the article reminded me of a word(?) I keep seeing
>on restrooms:  MENS.  Is there a shortage of apostrophes, or
>do the people who label doors think this is a word?

Sign-painters can, and will, do anything.  I actually once saw
the word DELICIOU'S on a sign in a small town.

Regards,
Chris

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