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Message 2140922 - Posted: 19 Sep 2024, 19:05:37 UTC

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Message 2141022 - Posted: 21 Sep 2024, 6:51:11 UTC

OK, another reminder about the use of punctuation marks.
First hyphens -generally these are NOT allowed, there are very few words in the English language that use them. Where the two parts are each word in their own right a hyphen is NOT permitted, so just post one of the words - in the most recent case "Greko-Roman" was posted, both "Greko" and "Roman" are words in their own right so either could be posted.
Then we have apostrophises. When used before a final "s" they are not part of the word but an indicator of possession. In the most recent case "Rally's", my question is "Rally has a what?", simply don't add that apostrophe and "S" let people work out what you were thinking. Please note that names like "O'Reilly" are permissible.

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Message 2141026 - Posted: 21 Sep 2024, 7:56:26 UTC

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Message 2141027 - Posted: 21 Sep 2024, 8:41:17 UTC - in response to Message 2141026.  
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And it breaks the rule regardless of the abuse of the apostrophe in adverting. The sign implies that the store belongs to, or was founded by Rally. In the same way as the English green grocers abusing the apostrophe when describing plurals as in pricing apples "Apple's £3.00 per pound" should be written as "Apples £3.00 per pound".

(And don't forget that there are two people buying so you can have TWO "rounds", one on each of their tabs.)
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Message 2141041 - Posted: 21 Sep 2024, 14:57:16 UTC

In German we call it „Deppenapostroph“ (idiot’s apostroph).

Possession is indicated by the genitive case where normally an „s“ is added to nouns, e.g.: „Peters Kneipe“ (Peter‘s pub).

The overwhelming influence of English language; US/UK culture to German language leads to the widespread abuse of apostrophes everywhere in advertising, signs… names of shops, restaurants…an unstoppable malaise.
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Message 2141045 - Posted: 21 Sep 2024, 15:46:16 UTC - in response to Message 2141041.  
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Canada has basically legislated apostrophe (or lack thereof) abuse. Our best-known example:



It was founded by Tim Horton... why isn't it Tim Horton's ? Well, because if it was, as the apostrophe-s 's possessive is not used in French, every logo in Quebec including on all the signage, cups, paperware etc. would need to also have "Chez Tim Horton" or equivalent added. :^p
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Message 2141072 - Posted: 22 Sep 2024, 7:04:54 UTC

Well, it's not often a mod has to buy a round, but ML1 is in the chair for hyphen....
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Message 2141082 - Posted: 22 Sep 2024, 12:15:03 UTC - in response to Message 2141072.  

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Regardless:

Still a good excuse to buy myself a healthy nosh and beer!

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Message 2141477 - Posted: 1 Oct 2024, 18:26:41 UTC

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Someone I know would accuse you of high treason at the very least - he believes with an unbelievable passion that pineapple has no place on a pizza. That said, he believes me to be a heathen as I do have pineapple on pizza so you are safe :-)
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Message 2141481 - Posted: 1 Oct 2024, 21:23:29 UTC - in response to Message 2141477.  

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Someone I know would accuse you of high treason at the very least - he believes with an unbelievable passion that pineapple has no place on a pizza. That said, he believes me to be a heathen as I do have pineapple on pizza so you are safe :-)

Well, anyway they link together...
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Message 2141485 - Posted: 1 Oct 2024, 22:40:11 UTC

They link but still sacrilegious
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Message 2141488 - Posted: 1 Oct 2024, 23:15:36 UTC

Hawaiian pizza. Sounds like a good burnt offering.
But I know a place that makes a good spinach pizza.

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Message 2141492 - Posted: 2 Oct 2024, 1:06:16 UTC

watch out for the Kung Pao chicken pizza.
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Message 2141495 - Posted: 2 Oct 2024, 1:45:49 UTC

Ah my favourite pub pizza, ham, pineapple and hot salami. :-D

I had 1 yesterday. ;-)

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Message 2141546 - Posted: 3 Oct 2024, 13:44:28 UTC

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Message 2141559 - Posted: 3 Oct 2024, 20:07:53 UTC - in response to Message 2141546.  

Where?

Why??

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Message 2141645 - Posted: 5 Oct 2024, 17:15:31 UTC

Wanted to put: Watson - IBM. It googles as: IBM Watson. But Rob might have a problem with that.

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Message 2141647 - Posted: 5 Oct 2024, 18:42:53 UTC - in response to Message 2141645.  

Not really Sherlock.
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Message 2141661 - Posted: 5 Oct 2024, 21:28:22 UTC

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