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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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the worlds map

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00I am completely sure that it was worded as such but accordng to my memory, the phrase was this:02br
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00"the worlds map" w/o apostrophes. I believe the correct phrase is "the world's map." Right?02br
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00As far as I can remember, there were some phrases 01u00that seemingly require apostrophes but did not have02u00 and those phrases do not come to my mind at the moment. Can you help me with some examples of that if you got the drip (?)? 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I am completely sure that it was worded as such but accordng to my memory, the phrase was this:02font 02br 02br 01font 00"the worlds map" w/o apostrophes. " Right? 02font 02br 02br 01font 00'00The world's map' sounds rather odd.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I am completely sure that it was worded as such but accordng to my memory, the phrase was this:02font 02br 02br 01font 00"the worlds map" w/o apostrophes.
  • " Right?
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00'00The world's map' sounds rather odd.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00As far as I can remember, there were some phrases 01u 00that seemingly require apostrophes but did not have02u 00 and those phrases do not come to my mind at the moment.
  • 00Nor do they come to my mind, sorry.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I am completely sure that it was worded as such but accordng to my memory, the phrase was this:02font02br
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01font00"the worlds map" w/o apostrophes. I believe the correct phrase is "the world's map." Right? 02font02br
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0Thank you.02br
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00That was my drift of the inquiry, so if you got my drift, how about some examples? If not, I might have to resort to some other methods to find the answer. 0-
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0Threats will get your nowhere with us, Anon.0-
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0Hi, 02br
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00A common expression for a threat is 01font00'We have ways to make you talk'02font00. 02br
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00Actually, I'm thinking of using that as the motto for my 'English as a Second Language' School.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive 0-
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0You might find "the worlds map" in a very old text, Anon; for instance, a 17th century author will often omit the apostrophe.02br
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00It might also occur in a context where several worlds were referred to. For instance, if one day we discover that the worlds Zark, Quadrøt, and Blût are conveniently adjacent, we may decide to put all three on the one map; and in that case,
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0Hi,02br
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00Why did you capitalize "School" as you did? In your sentence below, what is the proper name of the school? Why did you use apostrophes like you did with "ESL"? 02br
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00Actually, I am thinking of using that as the motto for my 01i00"English as a Second Language" School02i00.0-
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00Actually, I am thinking of using that as the motto for my 01i00"English as a Second Language" School02i00.02br
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00Why did you capitalize "School" as you did? What is the proper name of the school?02br
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