On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:20:25 +0100, "TonyB" <hatt.j.bennett@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Only if the singular is Cauli'.
>>>
>>>
>>>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.
>
>Not only are you rude, Ian, you are also wrong.
>"Cauli's" is perfectly acceptable as a pleural, the apostrophe denotes
the
>missing "flower" part of the word. Therefore
>"cauli's" equals "cauliflowers".
>
I think not reading what I'm saying is the rude bit!
"Cauli's" is NOT acceptable as a plural for "cauli".
Thge elision nhas occurred in the si ngular - why would it need
marking only in the plural?
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Ian D
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