tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14814104.post6746872670459153234..comments2008-02-06T22:37:43.780-08:00Comments on Apostrophe Abuse: Playing Catch UpChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976357961501536858noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14814104.post-41918295100381388332008-02-06T22:37:00.000-08:002008-02-06T22:37:00.000-08:002008-02-06T22:37:00.000-08:00DONT'T DRINK AND DRIVE is a test. If you think it ...DONT'T DRINK AND DRIVE is a test. If you think it looks OK, you're too drunk to drive.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975519713340309256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14814104.post-73679920303254066552007-09-08T21:24:00.000-07:002007-09-08T21:24:00.000-07:002007-09-08T21:24:00.000-07:00Also, "4-time" should be hyphenated.Also, "4-time" should be hyphenated.Jason Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01428523509987228615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14814104.post-49568927033380421412007-08-20T04:37:00.000-07:002007-08-20T04:37:00.000-07:002007-08-20T04:37:00.000-07:00I'm not sure how I feel about famous "billy's." I...I'm not sure how I feel about famous "billy's." I agree that the apostrophe is wrong, but I think that pluralizing names is something most people struggle with. If Billy weren't a proper name, (as in, say, billy goats) it would be plurazlied as billies. But since it's a name, it doesn't seem correct to alter the spelling to create a plural, so Billys would then be the proper spelling. But Billys looks less like several billys than one person named Billys (rhymes with Phyllis) -- so Billy's ends up as a tortured kind of compromise. I have long suffered from a phobia of pluralizing names (I now stick to a rigid, unbreakable code of rules that people often tease me about, not only in pluralizing but also in possessives. I cannot stand to even look at "Gonzales'" used as a singular plural, but most people find my preferred Gonzales's awkward to read and say) that I can sympathize with the Famous Billy's lady.Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12197640406885293301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14814104.post-70214857556489988432007-07-30T19:33:00.000-07:002007-07-30T19:33:00.000-07:002007-07-30T19:33:00.000-07:00I think I've seen the DD&D sign in an email b4. Ni...I think I've seen the DD&D sign in an email b4. <BR/>Nice call on the 'all night dancers'. lolidontbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11558994458371217201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14814104.post-18292895808217798922007-07-27T14:36:00.000-07:002007-07-27T14:36:00.000-07:002007-07-27T14:36:00.000-07:00Yay! Remember me? I'm the one who sent you the "DO...Yay! Remember me? I'm the one who sent you the "DONT'T DRINK AND DRIVE" one! I thought it was so funny! I love your site!<BR/><BR/> -FlagFreak, <A HREF="http://flagdesigner.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Flag Designer</A>FlagFreakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127899519628518048noreply@blogger.com