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Theodosia - Nov 20, 2007 8:29:48 am PST #3254 of 10001

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Would you believe my virtual Friday is already over? Neither campus is having classes tomorrow, so I'm off until Monday!

If only I felt better to take advantage of it! At least Mucinex is calming my cough down to "annoying" rather than "frightful". I foresee a lot of reading in bed and chugging orange juice this weekend.

Scrappy - Nov 20, 2007 8:31:48 am PST #3255 of 10001

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

melts and hugs teppy. Then reaches stealthily into the back pocket of Teppy's bitchin' new cords and steals money she made from selling phone number and runs away.

Steph L. - Nov 20, 2007 8:33:04 am PST #3256 of 10001

I look more rad than Lutheranism

t calls police on Robin

t remembers that money Robin stole from me originally came from my theft from her

t curses

Susan W. - Nov 20, 2007 8:37:02 am PST #3257 of 10001

Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Question for the grammar and punctuation police:

I was taught to make plurals of all-capped acronyms with an apostrophe--e.g. CEO's, NCO's. One of my critique partners says that it should be CEOs and NCOs, and her virtual wrist slaps are starting to sting, they're getting so emphatic. But I swear I was taught the apostrophe thing or read it in some Authority like Strunk & White at some point, and to me CEOs and NCOs look like they should be pronounced "see-os" and "en-coss."

Who's right?

Dana - Nov 20, 2007 8:39:06 am PST #3258 of 10001

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Who's right?

Depends on what style guide you're using.

I dislike the apostrophe, because to me, that indicates a possessive. But there are styles that use the apostrophe (maybe AP, because I think the NY Times does it).

Toddson - Nov 20, 2007 8:41:26 am PST #3259 of 10001

Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I also dislike the apostrophes, although they're used a lot. But I was scarred by SG1.

Nora Deirdre - Nov 20, 2007 8:42:32 am PST #3260 of 10001

I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Question:

Is this ad for St. Pauli beer any more offensive than the usual big beer company ads? Because, I'm thinking... no.

Stephanie - Nov 20, 2007 8:44:51 am PST #3261 of 10001

Trust my rage

But there are styles that use the apostrophe (maybe AP, because I think the NY Times does it).

I think this is correct. Personally, I hate the apostrophe because it is unnecessary, but I don't think it's wrong (other than in my mind) to use it.

My maiden name = 1
Married name = 9804

Aims - Nov 20, 2007 8:45:46 am PST #3262 of 10001

Shit's all sorts of different now.

Nora, I don't think so. But, I'm hard to offend. Wonder what NOW thinks of this [link] poster?

Grind up the wee-men! They makes good drinking!

Jesse - Nov 20, 2007 8:47:48 am PST #3263 of 10001

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Is this ad for St. Pauli beer any more offensive than the usual big beer company ads? Because, I'm thinking... no.

I'm thinking no, too. Especially for St. Pauli!

But there are styles that use the apostrophe (maybe AP, because I think the NY Times does it).

I think the Times does it because of all-caps headlines, or I'm remembering that chat with the copyeditor wrong. CEOs is more readable than CEOS.

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