Teasing, I can accept, Philippe. But joking about apostrophes? Jamais!
Thanks for the interesting links. I was aware of the divergent views (although
MLA is US-based, and therefore suspect) and that is precisely why I wrote " as
the bearer of one of those pesky names " - it was a personal view. Indeed, I
might claim some kind of droit de seigneur ... but you might think that was
either teasing, or joking!
Piers
PS Thanks all for restoring some traditional OM-list banter!
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From: olympus <olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Philippe
Sent: 12 February 2020 15:36
To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Scanner profiling with Vuescan and IT8 printed target
I was joking and teasing Piers a bit :-)
Anyhow, established spelling traditions seem to be loosening. My reference in
the matter is the following, and has been for decades for many:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James%27s_Park
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James's_Park>
Also see,
In MLA style, proper nouns ending in s that are singular follow the general
rule and add ’s :
Athens’s history
Diogenes’s philosophy
Alexandre Dumas’s novels
Some styles may allow you to add only an apostrophe: Athens’ history, Diogenes’
philosophy, Dumas’ novels.
Source: https://style.mla.org/apostrophes-three-ways/
<https://style.mla.org/apostrophes-three-ways/>
Amities
Philippe
> Le 12 févr. 2020 à 15:51, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
> I agree with you, Philippe. It’s a matter of choice, in my view, but it
> looks and sounds better with the s after the apostrophe.
>
> And it’s a distraction from the cr*p that’s going on around the world . . .
>
> Chris
>
>> On 12 Feb 2020, at 09:09, Piers Hemy <piers.hemy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> No, but you do have an admirable grasp of correct (in my view) use of the
>> apostrophe! There are some who assert that "Piers's" or "Rufus's" is
>> acceptable, but as the bearer of one of those pesky names with a terminal S,
>> ....
>>
>> lemme tell ya.....
>>
>> NO WAY!
>>
>> Piers
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: olympus <olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
>> behalf of Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 22:53
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Scanner profiling with Vuescan and IT8 printed target
>>
>> On 2/11/2020 10:33 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
>>> It seems that ScanDig in Germany still have Kodachrome targets for sale:
>>>
>>> https://www.scandig.com/colour-management/it-8-targets/lasersoft-it8-target-transparency-kodachrome-35mm.html
>>>
>>> I am dubious that any could remain in stock for so long, but the price
>>> might explain why....
>>
>> YOW! For a mere $500, I'll find my Wolf Faust* one - and ship it anywhere.
>>
>> Fire Sale Moose
>>
>> * Imprecise pronoun references aside, I do not have Piers'.
>>
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