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Offline motorollin

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Re: Eric Animations: ALL OF 'HEM!
« on: April 17, 2008, 07:21:33 PM »
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bloodline wrote:
Well, technically " 'em " isn't a valid contraction either...

Why not?

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40     DA-NA-NAAAA-NAAAA DA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NAAAAA
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Re: Eric Animations: ALL OF 'HEM!
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2008, 08:10:39 AM »
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Dunno ;-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27#Apostrophe_showing_omission
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27#Non-standard_English_use

Hmmm: "In modern usage, apostrophes are generally omitted when letters are removed from the start of a word". I don't agree that this should be the case, though I agree that it is common practice.

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The use of the apostrophe is a minefield in English...

I don't think so. Use it to show possession or elision... easy :-)

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though I am of the opinion that as long as you can be understood it doesn't matter...

Heathen! :madashell:  :-x

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10  IT\'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
20  FOR C = 1 TO 2
30     DA-NA-NAAAA-NAAAA DA-NA-NA-NA-NAAAA
40     DA-NA-NAAAA-NAAAA DA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NAAAAA
50  NEXT C
60  NA-NA-NAAAA
70  NA-NA NA-NA-NA-NA-NAAAA NAAA-NAAAAAAAAAAA
80  GOTO 10
 
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