[Editors] Grammatical question

[Lois Slavin]

Kate,
 
This is priceless, but I hesitate to send it to "my guys" here. They might want me to adopt "it are" too!
 
Thanks.
Lois

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From: editors-bounces at MIT.EDU [mailto:editors-bounces at MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Kate Megquier
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:44 PM
To: editors at mit.edu
Subject: Re: [Editors] Grammatical question


Example of proper usage...

http://www.acc.umu.se/~zqad/cats/1168702253-1167481579703.png



On Apr 24, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Katie L. Vale wrote:


 I will quote here Professor Perelman from the MIT Writing Program: 

"People at MIT seem to think the apostrophe means 'Look out! An S is coming next!' "


On Apr 24, 2007, at 5:02 PM, Scott R Campbell wrote:


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!


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Scott Campbell
Director of Communications 
MIT School of Architecture + Planning



On Apr 24, 2007, at 4:22 PM, William T G Litant wrote:


1. Learnings is not possessive
2. Learnings is not a contraction
3. Learnings is not a word

Bill Litant



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