Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>On Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 09:21:17PM +0100, Philip Blundell wrote:
>> >No, we aren't talking about nouns, we are talking about
>> >acronyms. The above does not pertain to this use.
>>
>> An acronym is still a noun. (And "80s" isn't an acroynm, anyway.)
>
>
>It's used as a noun, but the same rules do not apply, atleast from what
>I remember from the english textbooks.
Oh. Maybe this is specific to American English; I don't think British English
treats acronyms or initialisms specially.
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On Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 09:21:17PM +0100, Philip Blundell wrote:
> >No, we aren't talking about nouns, we are talking about acronyms. The above
> >does not pertain to this use.
>
> An acronym is still a noun. (And "80s" isn't an acroynm, anyway.)
It's used as a noun, but the same rules do not ap
>No, we aren't talking about nouns, we are talking about acronyms. The above
>does not pertain to this use.
An acronym is still a noun. (And "80s" isn't an acroynm, anyway.)
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On Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 08:38:42PM +0100, Philip Blundell wrote:
> >IMO, this is incorrect. The ('s) is always used for showing plural and
> >possesive on things like "API's" or "80's". It just doesn't make sense
> >without it.
> >
> >Then again, I never cared much for the language part of english
>IMO, this is incorrect. The ('s) is always used for showing plural and
>possesive on things like "API's" or "80's". It just doesn't make sense
>without it.
>
>Then again, I never cared much for the language part of english class :)
No, James is right. This is the infamous grocers' apostrophe; Fo
On Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 11:16:41AM -0400, James R. Van Zandt wrote:
> Package: gcc-3.0
> Version: 1:3.0-0pre010403
> Severity: wishlist
> sonames:
> - Rename all shared libraries names. If the library API's are changed
> + Rename all shared libraries names. If the library APIs are changed
>
Package: gcc-3.0
Version: 1:3.0-0pre010403
Severity: wishlist
I suggest these grammar and spelling fixes. Note that "it's" is always
a contraction standing for "it is". The possessive form is "its".
Isn't English great? :-)
- Jim Van Zandt
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