Though I'm sure that was a joke, the slippery slope of public castigation is steep indeed.
Four example, I would never point out that he used the present participle where his sentence construction called for the infinitive. If I did I would almost certainly make some silly mistake myself and weaken my argument in the process. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Kim Longenbaugh <[email protected]>wrote: > By the way, did you notice that Angus committed the very crime he’s > castigating you for? > > > > *From:* Cameron Cooper [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, June 25, 2010 8:24 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: How would you enforce this? > > > > Doh! It’s been a long week with all the storms Chicago has been hit with + > a late night helping a friend cleanup from water leaking into the basement > of his office building. > > > > _____________________________ > > *Cameron Cooper* > > *Network Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified* > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 > > [email protected] | www.aurico.com > > > > *From:* Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, June 25, 2010 2:13 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: How would you enforce this? > > > > On 23 Jun 2010 at 12:23, Cameron Cooper wrote: > > > > > Kurt, > > > > > > Do you have any other's you would suggest? > > > > ARGH! Someone with a fine Scots name like Cameron should know not to > apostrophizing plural's. That is almost as annoying as verbifying nouns. [ > G,D,RLH<http://mit.edu/kolya/sipb/afs/root.afs/athena/activity/h/humor/Generic/abbreviation.index> > ] > > > > when to use an > apostrophe<http://www.google.com/search?q=when+to+use+an+apostrophe> > > > > How to Use Apostrophes - wikiHow <http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Apostrophes> > > 1. *Never** use an apostrophe to indicate a plural.* The incorrect use of > an apostrophe to form the plural is called the greengrocer's apostrophe, > since grocers are often the worst (or at least the most visible) offenders. > > > > Eh? > > > > > > -- > > Angus Scott-Fleming > > GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona > > 1-520-895-3270 > > Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
