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color=#0000ff size=2>Kate,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>This is priceless, but I hesitate to send it to "my guys"
here. They might want me to adopt "it are" too!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Lois</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> editors-bounces@MIT.EDU
[mailto:editors-bounces@MIT.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Kate
Megquier<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:44 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
editors@mit.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Editors] Grammatical
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<DIV>Example of proper usage...</DIV>
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<DIV>On Apr 24, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Katie L. Vale wrote:</DIV><BR
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> I will quote here Professor Perelman from the
MIT Writing Program:
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<DIV>"People at MIT seem to think the apostrophe means 'Look out! An S is
coming next!' "</DIV>
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<DIV>On Apr 24, 2007, at 5:02 PM, Scott R Campbell wrote:</DIV><BR
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Oh please let me chime in too. I agree, I
agree, I agree. It drives me up the wall when people talk about their
learnings. Learning, maybe. Learnings, no. Findings,
yes. And never never never apostrophe. You're dealing with a
bunch of illiterates over there, Lois! Fight back!<BR>
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<DIV>⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯</DIV>
<DIV>Scott Campbell</DIV>
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<DIV>On Apr 24, 2007, at 4:22 PM, William T G Litant wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>1. Learnings is not possessive</DIV>
<DIV>2. Learnings is not a contraction</DIV>
<DIV>3. Learnings is not a word</DIV>
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<DIV>Bill Litant</DIV>
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