Re: [OT] Abbrevition or contraction [was UEFI] someone does
On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 07:52:38PM -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 7/11/2014 5:06 PM, Brian wrote:
> > On Fri 11 Jul 2014 at 16:33:52 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> >
> >> On 7/11/2014 3:25 PM, Brian wrote:
> >>
> >>> You are going to hate me for this: there is no "." after Mr; it is a
> >>> contraction. (Off-topic is that way ----------->).
> >>>
> >>
> >> No, it's an abbreviation, not a contraction. As a contraction it would
> >> be M'r.
LOL, nice try! Consider versus - vs, it's not v's !
> But then that is standard English, not British :)
But of all the standards, *why* does America always choose a different
one and then expect the rest of the world to follow?
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who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the
oppressing." --- Malcolm X
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