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Margaret Shertzer: The Elements of Grammar ==
John Markoff replied to my e-mail: "sigh. of course. at least it's not my nit...the copy desk made the change and I didn't see it until it was in the paper.... thanks..."
Markoff wrote: "C.M.O.'s [sic], or complimentary [sic] metal oxide semiconductors."
It should be "CMOS's, or complementary metal-oxide semiconductors".
Re:I wouldn't find it very inconvenient at all.
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Good quote in your sig, but he spelled his name: "Adlai Stevenson".
E-Mail Address; was: I can't email Goodlatte...
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Try this: mailto:talk2bob@mail.house.gov
His auto-reply:
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free speech: "shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater"
should be: "falsely shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater"
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater
Bob Barr's e-mail address for signing up for his newsletter is mailto:press.barr@mail.house.gov
mailto:bob.barr@mail.house.gov bounces.
No. It is a plural, not a possessive.
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Plurals of letters, signs, symbols, figures, and abbreviations used as nouns are formed by adding s or an apostrophe and an s. The omission of the apostrophe is gaining ground, but in some cases it must be retained for clarity, as with letters.
Margaret Shertzer: The Elements of Grammar
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John Markoff replied to my e-mail: "sigh. of course. at least it's not my nit...the copy desk made the change and I didn't see it until it was in the paper.... thanks..."
Markoff wrote: "C.M.O.'s [sic], or complimentary [sic] metal oxide semiconductors."
It should be "CMOS's, or complementary metal-oxide semiconductors".
Good quote in your sig, but he spelled his name: "Adlai Stevenson".
Try this: mailto:talk2bob@mail.house.gov
His auto-reply:
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