Re: [Phys-l] Sir, Can We Do Something Easier?

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

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 Style 
> 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
> >
> >    
much cut