Le 26 mars 14 à 17:11, Paul Braun a écrit :
> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
>>>
>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12045
>>>
>>
>> Hmmm..... It could be "mother's" day if referring possessively
>> to a
>> single mother, or it could be "mothers'" if it is used collectively.
>> Leaving the apostrophe out entirely is certain to invoke a
>> controversy.
>>
>>
> One of my favorite grammar things I've seen posted online is:
>
> "Let's eat, Grandma"
> "Let's eat Grandma"
>
> Punctuation: the difference between being social and being a cannibal.
:-)
Eats shoots and leaves
I love Gran'mar and pandas Philippe
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> Paul Braun
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>
> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold
> Auerbach
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