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MarkC
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Quote: from dotcom on 11:54 am on Oct. 28, 2004
Apostrophes are NEVER ever used to denote plurals! Common examples of such abuse...
In the UK apostrophes like those in the examples you quote are referred to as "Grocers' apostrophes" (because they often appear in the signs of greengrocers  )
The one case where apostrophes are used to denote plurals (in most UK publications at least) is to remove ambiguity, e.g. in the phrase "mind your p's and q's".
Dodgson had some interesting ideas about the use of apostrophes...
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:13 am on Oct. 28, 2004
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Smegma
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Quote: from dotcom on 11:54 am on Oct. 28, 2004
Jones's bakery (but Jones' bakery if more than one Jones owns bakery)
What do I know? I can barely speak English. But I think that is wrong. If more than one Jones owns a bakery it would be Jone's bakeries. The plural comes in bakeries.
As for Jones's bakery.... I have never seen the use of s's. I also think it is wrong.
Any of the guys that REALLY know the language care to clarify?
It would be either Jones' bakery or Jones' bakeries
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 4:27 am on Oct. 28, 2004
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DrLove
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more than one Jones owns a bakery it would be Jone's bakeries
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If Mr. and Mrs. Jones own a bakery it would be Jones' bakery.
Get it?
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:30 am on Oct. 28, 2004
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Smegma
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Yes Dr., but I was talking bout several bakeries you dummy. Read my post again.
Hmmm.... maybe this things with plural and singular is too difficult for us guy that spend a lot of moneys in girl.
And said turd for dontcome to spring out? Damn you should be embarrassed you cannot even properly speak your own language. You have to congratulate a non-English native speaker for helping you. 
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 4:37 am on Oct. 28, 2004
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dotcom
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owns a bakery it. A A A A Bakery - singular - take notes SFB.
Read your own post dork.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:43 am on Oct. 28, 2004
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Smegma
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Skanma? Smegma?
If you want to make fun of my forum name, you are doing a poor job. Try at least to find something that is remotely amusing by similarity.
Even the very idiotic LY and UKMod did a better job at this.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:44 am on Oct. 28, 2004
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dotcom
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the latter - the apostrophe shows possession.
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:45 am on Oct. 28, 2004
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sorapong
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Quote: from DrLove on 11:06 am on Oct. 28
>>>It seems you didn't learn your lesson well and I won't be surprised if you will find the BTF door closed very soon.
It's important that you master the Thai language, as is with every other language, as a means of communication. It doesn't really help to walk with a dictionary under your arms nor does it matter where 'nam' or 'nahm' stands for in this context.<<<
Doc,
your immodest attempt to assert an authority you do not possess is as amusing as your ongoing attempts to teach people things from a knowledge base that is incomplete at best. please don't warn me or lecture me on behalf of others, especially when it's clear they scarcely need your help.
as for "where nam stands for", i'm sure only you might know. this conversation has largely concerned itself with English and Thai -- two languages you have repeatedly shown yourself capable of straddling with only embarassing imbalance. further demonstrations of your relationship to such obstacles remain only that.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 5:36 am on Oct. 28, 2004
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LocalYokul
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I agree with Dr. Love, as I think most will 
language is about communication, and it doesn't matter how willy nilly you get on the semantics of it all, as long as the other person understands you
sorapong is just looking for a way to insult us & I care not about his bullocking banter
G'Bye Sorapong 
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 5:56 am on Oct. 28, 2004
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