Klarinet Archive - Posting 000235.txt from 1999/05

From: Larry Paikin <larrypaikin@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Coughy, or ti?
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 15:53:07 -0400

Your absolutely write.

Richard Bush wrote:

> B. Keplinger wrote:
> >
> > Thank you, thank you, thank you! A THOUSAND thank yous.
> > We daily cheapen the language in our speech, but what is tolerable in the
> > spoken word becomes intolerable when written, even in this informal medium.
> > Now, here's a question for you. How does one pluralize a phrase, for
> > instance "thank you?" To use an apostrophe ("thank you's") makes me
> > cringe. <Clip>
> > So, I guess I have gotten off the track of my original question (how to
> > make a plural of a phrase). <Clip>
> > -Bruce
>
> While not completely streamlined, one could say, "Thanks to all of you." This
> would address the thank you collectively.
>
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