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Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary?

Candy #197897 03/03/11 07:25 AM

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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

My understanding is that adding just the s would change the pronunciation, the ' is to indicate that you don't change it not to indicate a missing syll'.

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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

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