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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: plural or past-tense acronyms #19173 02/18/2001 8:34 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA apostrophes...They are just the thin end of the shim... Interesting. We say "the thin edge of the wedge" same meaning. More euphonious ? A shim is commonly used by carpenters here it being a small piece of wood or metal to align something usually. A wedge is a big metal object tapering to sharp, thin edge used in splitting logs. Comments? wow P.S. One common misuse of apostrophes here in US is Veteran's Day for the correct Veterans Day . Drives me nuts! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted plural or past-tense acronyms Alex Williams 02/16/2001 9:37 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms musick 02/16/2001 9:50 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms Jackie 02/16/2001 9:59 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms tsuwm 02/16/2001 11:01 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms musick 02/16/2001 11:42 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms Sparteye 02/17/2001 1:21 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms Bridget 02/18/2001 9:24 AM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms wow 02/18/2001 8:34 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms Marty 02/18/2001 9:36 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms belMarduk 02/18/2001 10:40 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms Alex Williams 02/19/2001 12:26 PM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms AnnaStrophic 02/19/2001 11:43 AM Re: plural or past-tense acronyms maverick 02/19/2001 2:35 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

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