…unless they’re abbreviating “Lilliputian Angelz” or something.
(Thanks to David, who points out, “at least the misspelling’s on purpose!”)
Li’l Problem…
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…unless they’re abbreviating “Lilliputian Angelz” or something.
(Thanks to David, who points out, “at least the misspelling’s on purpose!”)
#1 by Daniel Samuels on October 21, 2008 - 6:04 pm
I think “Lil’” is supposed to be short for “Little”
#2 by Anonymous on October 21, 2008 - 6:14 pm
DS — yep, but Li’l is the accepted abbreviated form, not Lil’
#3 by Nigel on October 25, 2008 - 1:33 am
Is it really true that there is an “accepted” abbreviated form for this? Surely strictly speaking – i.e., following standard apostrophe rule – it should be Li’l’. After all, you are missing the e from the end as well as the ts (or should that be t‘s?!) from the middle.
#4 by altgrave on April 11, 2009 - 1:36 am
it should, but it isn’t (the unofficial slogan of english).