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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Watch your p's and q's! #62607 03/27/02 02:39 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... The three citations at OneLook all document p's and q's as a plural noun with the apostrophes. This is from American Heritage: p's and q's PLURAL NOUN: 1. Socially correct behavior; manners. 2. The way one acts; conduct: was told to watch his p's and q's. Here's a discussion of the possible origins of the term from Word Detective: http://www.word-detective.com/052699.html#psandqs Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Another question about the letter "s" Wordwind 03/27/02 01:47 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" Faldage 03/27/02 01:52 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" RhubarbCommando 03/27/02 01:58 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" Wordwind 03/27/02 02:21 PM Re: Watch your p's and q's! WhitmanO'Neill 03/27/02 02:39 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" slithy toves 03/27/02 02:26 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" Wordwind 03/27/02 02:36 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" slithy toves 03/27/02 03:47 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" Angel 03/27/02 04:12 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" slithy toves 03/27/02 04:36 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" AnnaStrophic 03/27/02 05:13 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" Wordwind 03/27/02 06:09 PM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 03/27/02 06:09 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" Angel 03/27/02 08:36 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" dxb 03/27/02 04:40 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" Keiva 04/03/02 04:48 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" Sparteye 03/27/02 02:47 PM twos in threes AnnaStrophic 03/28/02 01:24 AM Re: more than one "S"??? WhitmanO'Neill 03/28/02 01:37 AM Re: more than one "S"??? Wordwind 03/28/02 12:50 PM Re: more than one "S"??? modestgoddess 03/28/02 06:05 PM An Ode To S modestgoddess 03/28/02 06:17 PM Re: more than one "S"??? Jazzoctopus 03/28/02 09:41 PM Re: more than one "S"??? modestgoddess 03/29/02 01:48 AM . Max Quordlepleen 03/28/02 07:59 PM Re: twos in threes wwh 03/28/02 08:19 PM Re: Another question about the letter "s" Bingley 04/03/02 05:30 AM Re: Matter's Apo'strophical Faldage 04/03/02 03:14 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 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 (), 220 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 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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