C'mon, guys! Apostrophes are indeed pesky. And also unnecessary. According to the Feds, proper names never include apostrophes, which indicate posession.
Alex On 28 May 2018 at 23:03, Logan McNatt wrote: > Bill, thanks for your input. In the labyrinth of lexicology, you are > certainly > one of the Wizards--Well done. > LowGun > > On 5/28/2018 7:01 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: > > That pesky apostrophe! Strictly speaking, if one wants the possessive form > of the cave name, neither Adam's (puts it in the middle of the poor guy's > name) nor Adams' ( (Adams is not plural) is correct. It should have been > Adams's Cave. -- Mixon > ---------------------------------------- > A chicken is the egg's way of making another egg. > ---------------------------------------- > You may "reply" to the address this message > (unless it's a TexasCavers list post) > came from, but for long-term use, save: > Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu > AMCS: a...@mexicancaves.org or edi...@mexicancaves.org > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > >
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