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From: andyb@dartvax.UUCP (Andy Behrens)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Possessive plurals of last names
Message-ID: <3602@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 10:28:09 EDT
Article-I.D.: dartvax.3602
Posted: Thu Sep 19 10:28:09 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Sep-85 03:46:42 EDT
References: <2475@mit-hermes.ARPA> <1645@peora.UUCP>
Reply-To: andyb@dartvax.UUCP (Andy Behrens)
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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Summary: 

In article <1645@peora.UUCP> randy@peora.UUCP (Randy Hendry) writes:

> The title of the article reminded me of a word(?) I keep seeing
> on restrooms:  MENS.  Is there a shortage of apostrophes, or
> do the people who label doors think this is a word?

There is in fact an apostrophe shortage.  The people who make signs
have used up all their apostrophes in messages like EMPLOYEE'S ONLY
and WE DO NOT CASH CHECK'S.   :-} 

					Andy Behrens

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