On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, John Nemeth wrote: > This first one is actually the correct one. In the first case you have > a possessive, where the thing being possessed is a "disgusting > attitude" and the possessor is SCO. In the second case you have a > plural, where the thing being pluralised is SCO, followed by something > that doesn't really fit.
I'm well aware of this. However, there's another grammar you have to consider: That of the UNIX shell, which tends not to like unbalanced single quotes hanging around. So when I'm programming and I have to choose between English grammar and Bourne shell grammar, English grammar loses, alas. :-) -- David. _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
