Re: o/s side light help

On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:52:59 +0100, "TonyB" <hatt.j.bennett@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>> 
>> Only if the singular is Cauli'.
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>
>Not so. The apostrophe has more than one use.
>In this case it denotes that something is missing, i.e. the "flower" part
>of Cauliflower. Therefore cauli' is correct. Same with 
>'bus = Omnibus
>taxi' =taximeter cabriolet
>and pram' = perambulator.
>Is uppose bra' being short for brassiere would be correct too,
>and my original example of photo' would also be appropriate.
>
>Many of these longer words have of course long since dropped
>from our vocabulary so it just depends how picky you want to be.
>

Did you even read my post?

Six words, and you didn't bother reading them?

Cauli's is acceptable ONLY IF you use cauli' as the singular.
I don't, and I'm prepared to bet you don't either.

The apostrophe does indeed have many uses, but forming a plural is not
one of them.

That picky enough for you?

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Ian D