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Old 06-11-08, 06:33 PM   #1
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An apostrophe on "thank's"?
I wonder why he even bothered?

It's like some pitiful and misguided aspiration to punctuate amongst all the omissions.
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Old 06-11-08, 06:56 PM   #2
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I think it's a fake, and a rather tasteless one if it's playing on what I think it's playing on :hmm:
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Old 06-11-08, 07:38 PM   #3
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An apostrophe on "thank's"?
I wonder why he even bothered?

It's like some pitiful and misguided aspiration to punctuate amongst all the omissions.
Yes if it's got an s stick an apostophe on it...
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Old 06-11-08, 07:54 PM   #4
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An apostrophe on "thank's"?
I wonder why he even bothered?

It's like some pitiful and misguided aspiration to punctuate amongst all the omissions.
Yes if it's got an s stick an apostophe on it...
I can't speak. I just noticed I misussed the word "like" in the bit you quoted.
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Old 06-11-08, 08:17 PM   #5
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An apostrophe on "thank's"?
I wonder why he even bothered?

It's like some pitiful and misguided aspiration to punctuate amongst all the omissions.
Yes if it's got an s stick an apostophe on it...
I can't speak. I just noticed I misussed the word "like" in the bit you quoted.
Nowt wrong with that, it's overused a great deal, but in that sentence is fine.
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Old 06-12-08, 06:19 AM   #6
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An apostrophe on "thank's"?
I wonder why he even bothered?

It's like some pitiful and misguided aspiration to punctuate amongst all the omissions.
Yes if it's got an s stick an apostophe on it...
I can't speak. I just noticed I misussed the word "like" in the bit you quoted.
Nowt wrong with that, it's overused a great deal, but in that sentence is fine.

Nah, I said like and then described exactly what it is.

Its like saying spheres are like round things.
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