Re: [OT] Abbrevition or contraction [was UEFI] someone does
On 7/13/2014 2:59 AM, Chris Bannister wrote:
> 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 !
>
Here it's vs. - as in Smith vs. Jones. Look at the documentation for
any court case.
>> 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?
>
Why do the British keep changing the rules? "Mr.", for instance, goes
back to at least the 1700's.
Jerry
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