Vladimir G. Ivanovic wrote:
"rs" == Rick Stevens <rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
rs> As an aside, I don't wish to be pedantic but the plural of "bozo" is
rs> "bozos". One of my pet peeves is seeing people use "'s" for plurals.
rs> "'s" denotes a possessive form of a noun or pronoun or a contraction of
rs> a word and "is"--it does NOT indicate plurality:
rs> rs> "Ricks": More than one Rick
rs> "Rick's": Either "owned by Rick" or "Rick is..."
rs>
no :-(
rs> "Rick's": "Rick is..."
rs> "Ricks": "More than one Rick" rs> "Ricks'": "owned by Rick"
rs> Examples would be:
rs> rs> "There are many Ricks in the world."
rs> "Rick's a persnickety SOB and I'd like to kick Rick's *ss!"
rs>
and thus:
rs> "Rick's a persnickety SOB and I'd like to kick Rick's *ss!" should be "Rick's a persnickety SOB and I'd like to kick Ricks' *ss!"
the first is a contraction the second is ownership.
If you are going to be complete, at least be correct. :-)
It's a typo, for crying out loud.
--- Vladimir
