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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lee Woods
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 2:31 PM
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Subject: Re: Singular and Plural Possessive forms of Last Names and Apostrophe Placement

 

Are you a joke?

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Stahlke, Herbert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Well, ”linguist have” is a periphrastic dual for just such situations.

 

From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of GERALD W WALTON
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 11:54 PM
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Subject: Re: Singular and Plural Possessive forms of Last Names and Apostrophe Placement

 

Is it true that in Missippi, the linguist there have designated Febuary as Haplogy Month?

True, but even in Missippi even in Janury we don’t say “linguist have” cause there are actually two of them. gww

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