Serious Apostrophacalyspe
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Apologies everyone!!!!! In my last email I inserted an incorrect, misplaced and totally-wrong apostrophe. "The 1970s" does not take an apostrophe. They should only be used for possession or to show missing letters. There's a whole Facebook Group with 5600 members dedicated to correct use of apostrophes https://www.facebook.com/groups/apostropheprotectionsociety Andy
On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 20:47, Andy Talbot <andy.g4jnt@...> wrote:
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Robin Szemeti - G1YFG
On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 22:58, Andy G4JNT <andy.g4jnt@...> wrote:
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Robin Szemeti - G1YFG
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Colin Ranson
Robin, Andy,
Depends where you put the apostrophes in Eats Shoots and Leaves !
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Lynne-Truss/dp/0007329067
Happy reading,
Colin.
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From: Robin Szemeti - G1YFG
Sent: 01 November 2020 01:34 To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] Serious Apostrophacalyspe
On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 22:58, Andy G4JNT <andy.g4jnt@...> wrote:
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My Hero : I was once clapped by passers by when I rubbed out the grocer's apostrophe on, of all things, "Potatoe's" [sic] outside a grocer's shop. "Trolley's" in an almost-hidden corner at the local Sainsbury's Superstore ought to be next, but it's a bit too far off the ground to reach easily. Andy
On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 at 01:34, Robin Szemeti - G1YFG <robin@...> wrote:
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I wouldn't put an apostrophe in there at all, just a comma. This is not Microwaves - as Group owner, do I care? Andy On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 at 09:57, Colin Ranson <g8lbs@...> wrote:
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militaryoperator
On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 22:58, Andy G4JNT <andy.g4jnt@...> wrote:
I wouldn't worry Andy given that most newcomers to the hobby, and few older ones, can not even get the correct spelling for the thing that launches their signal into space.
I've seen aereal, arial, aireal, and so on, mostly on FB Group postings. (my spellchecker keeps trying to correct this line!)
It's the sad demise of English, just like the loss of Latin a few decades ago.
quod pertinet ad conserva, Ben G4BXD
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As one chap from ESa once put it : "We have Antennas Insects have Antennae. The English have Aerials." I prefer 'antennas' , the word aerial is just too antiquated and quaint. Andy
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Peter
Hi all,
Antennas vs Aerials - I agree with Andy's comments. Commas and apostrophes are the least of our problems in the hobby. The abuse of the SI system of measurements in a real worry! Many people have absolutely NO idea! Distances in KelvinMega, Power as KelvinWatts, etc, etc, etc..... Plus many more.... Regards, Peter VK3PF
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alwyn.seeds1
Dear Andy,
I presume that most of the member’s are grocer’s? Regards, Alwyn _____________________________________________________ Alwyn Seeds, Director 114 Beaufort Street (Management) Company Ltd., 114 Beaufort Street, London, SW3 6BU 114 Beaufort Street (Management) Company Ltd., Registered in England and Wales: No. 02797775 Registered Office Address: 114 Beaufort Street, London, SW3 6BU ______________________________________________________
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The 'k' or 'K' is even more confusing, as it's quite acceptable to use upper case 'K' when talking about binary numbers, to mean 2^10 or 1024 or 0x40 M and G then get very confusing because they then mean 2^20 and 2^30 Andy
On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 at 10:19, Peter <peter.vk3pf@...> wrote: Hi all,
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militaryoperator
the word aerial is just too antiquated and quaint. Wow! Still, I guess one shouldn't Brabble as it would be Contumelious.
Erstwhile I could be thought of as a Fopdoodle.Cherri pip. Ben
Brabble To argue loudly about things that don’t matterContumelious Scornful or arrogantly rudeErstwhile In another timeFopdoodle An insignificant or foolish man
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Robin Szemeti - G1YFG
Confusingly, the BBC staff magazine is called Ariel ...
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Robin Szemeti - G1YFG
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John E. Beech
The word "aerial is short for "aerial wire" & dates back to Marconi's time, so dishes & Yagis etc should not be called
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aerials. Also note "Ariel" is a character in Shakespeare's "The Tempest". de John G8SEQ
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