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Re: "Modern" manglings of the "English" language
Posted By: Fobulis, on host 152.163.213.178
Date: Friday, May 5, 2000, at 17:05:45
In Reply To: Re: "Modern" manglings of the "English" language posted by Tranio on Friday, May 5, 2000, at 16:23:08:

> I always looked down my nose at certain fellow students in high school. Specifically, the ones who I'd see sprawled out on the floor making a poster for some reason, and using unnecessary quotes as in:
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> Go class of "86"
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> I know that they *meant* to say:
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> Go class of '86
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> Since the apostrophe is simply taking the place of other characters just like in every other contraction in our language. Evidently, they couldn't quite make that connection.
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> Tra "Yeah, that's right, '86!" nio

Heh. Every year, someone from the senior class at MIHS commits the traditional Senior Act of Vandalism. A few years back, it was spray painting "Seniors Rule" on one of the light posts in the football stadium. Well, that was what it was intended to be. But someone painted "Seinors Rule" instead. One wonders how many of those involved came back to be "seinors" again...

-Fob"Class of 2000 Flushes"ulis