On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 08:11:37PM GMT, Jason McIntyre wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 08:05:47PM +0000, Jason McIntyre wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 07:38:47PM +0000, Raf Czlonka wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > According to the most[0] prominent[1] websites[2][3][4], there's no
> > > apostrophe (') in Burns Night.
> > >
> > > [0]
> > > https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-leads-burns-night-celebrations-around-the-world
> > > [1] https://www.scotland.org/events/burns-night
> > > [2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/robertburns/burns_night_running_order.shtml
> > > [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burns_supper
> > > [4] http://www.robertburns.org/suppers/
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Raf
> > >
> >
> > evening.
> >
> > it seems both are acceptable. i'm reluctant to change it without any
> > pressing reason to prefer one over the other.
> >
> > but do check fortunes for some class...
> >
> > Burn's Hog Weighing Method:
> > (1) Get a perfectly symmetrical plank and balance it across a
> > sawhorse.
> > (2) Put the hog on one end of the plank.
> > (3) Pile rocks on the other end until the plank is again
> > perfectly balanced.
> > (4) Carefully guess the weight of the rocks.
> > -- Robert Burns
> >
> > jmc
> >
>
> hilariously, i just realised the apostrophe in the quote above is in the
> wrong place! maybe it should be "Burns Hog Weighing Method" ;)
>
> jmc
>
That's the *first* thing I've notied ;^)
Raf
