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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 #197722 02/26/11 07:27 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8 Originally Posted By: Candy If 'bra' is like 'trouser' as in 'two cups' or 'two legs' to one item of clothing why do some people put in the (') when making plural? bras or bra's You actually brought it up, well done! you need to get out more, Luke. :¬ ) formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Is ( ' ) still necessary? Candy 02/07/11 10:37 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? BranShea 02/07/11 11:45 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Faldage 02/07/11 11:58 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/07/11 03:39 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Faldage 02/08/11 12:19 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/08/11 02:26 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/07/11 01:34 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Tromboniator 02/07/11 10:33 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Tromboniator 02/08/11 08:09 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Candy 02/08/11 12:13 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Tromboniator 02/15/11 07:22 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/08/11 03:57 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Jackie 02/08/11 03:34 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/08/11 03:53 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/08/11 03:54 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? sindu 02/08/11 11:17 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/08/11 04:13 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/14/11 06:32 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Faldage 02/15/11 11:28 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/15/11 04:07 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Candy 02/26/11 10:54 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/26/11 04:04 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/26/11 07:27 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/27/11 12:35 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Zed 03/03/11 07:25 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? bexter 03/03/11 09:39 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Candy 03/03/11 09:43 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Faldage 02/26/11 01:17 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Candy 02/26/11 01:26 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/26/11 04:03 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/28/11 03:56 AM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/28/11 04:02 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? bexter 03/02/11 01:24 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? zmjezhd 03/02/11 02:18 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? bexter 03/02/11 02:20 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? tsuwm 03/02/11 05:39 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 03/02/11 08:29 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 03/02/11 04:34 PM Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 03/02/11 04:14 PM Re: tilling the the soil zmjezhd 03/03/11 03:55 PM Re: tilling the the soil LukeJavan8 03/03/11 04:07 PM Re: tilling the the humor zmjezhd 03/03/11 04:36 PM Re: tilling the the humor tsuwm 03/03/11 04:51 PM Re: tilling the the choomer zmjezhd 03/03/11 05:09 PM Re: tilling the the humor LukeJavan8 03/03/11 05:51 PM 'till going..... Candy 03/04/11 12:19 PM Re: 'till going..... bexter 03/04/11 01:03 PM Re: 'till going..... LukeJavan8 03/04/11 04:06 PM Re: 'till going..... Faldage 03/05/11 11:33 AM Re: 'till going..... LukeJavan8 03/05/11 03:57 PM Re: 'till going..... Candy 03/06/11 12:50 AM Re: 'till going..... LukeJavan8 03/06/11 03:46 PM Re: 'till going..... bexter 03/06/11 11:39 AM Re: 'till going..... LukeJavan8 03/06/11 04:20 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,368 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 715 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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