Klarinet Archive - Posting 000214.txt from 2000/12

From: "Doug Sears" <dsears@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Legere Reeds (warning: apostrophe content)
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 14:45:07 -0500

Penelope (not her real name) wrote:
>I have a new 4th grade student who's family doesn't have the money to spend

I'm not writing to correct this mistake ("who's" should be "whose"), but to
point out that the whole long (very long, darn it!) discussion of
apostrophe's :-) was a total waste of time -- it just won't sink in with
those who really need it (and maybe they don't care). IMO, any pickiness
about spelling just annoys those who can't, and inhibits the free flow of
ideas. Spelling flames have been considered bad netiquette ever since
"netiquette" was invented.

While I'm taking y'all's (note: correct Southern US English) time with
pointless corrections, there's this:

>But I guess it was my incorrect
>English, which is confusing you all. So I`ll apologise and rephrase it, -
>"Who would you choose to rescue you, if you were marooned on a desert
>island? Is that clearer?

Much clearer, Tony, although Ms. Wizbicky would have said "Whom would you
choose ...". I know, it's a lost cause.

--Doug

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