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Curious, we have two copies of Chicago and I have a collection of S &
Ws. From the first ('59 -- $2.50, hard covers) to the current paper
back ($7.95). Did I refer to them? .... Nooooo.
bc, now an imaginary scientist, who read full papers in his field long ago.
p.s. De nada.
Jack Uretsky wrote:
Thanks, Bernard, for the correction. The Chicago Manual of Stylemuch cut
agrees, saying (item 7.9), "The apostrophe is never used to form the
plural of a family name". It prescribes just adding s, or for names
ending in s or x, just using the singular form.
I also thank John C. for his instruction that:
"Real scientists read full papers."
If I ever decide to become a "real scientist" - whatever that may
mean - I shall endeavor to follow is advice. Other than that, I think it
clear that he and I have no basis for communication, so I shall not pursue
that dialogue.
Regards,
Jack
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
"Nobel's (apostrophe denotes plural of a proper name) and NAS membership
are, I suggest, measures of effective learning."
I beg your pardon.
This site disagrees:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/plurals.htm
When a family name (a proper noun) is pluralized, we almost always
simply add an "s." So we go to visit the Smiths, the Kennedys, the
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