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Lauren '06 · October 20, 2006, 12:54:38 AM

Somehow I feel like people are trying to contract "that's his" or something into "that's's" and just explaining it badly. I can't think of any other use for the made-up double apostrophe word that would make any kind of sense.

KeithK · October 20, 2006, 01:39:59 AM

[quote Beeeej][quote Liz '05]I've never seen it, but I can conceive of a situation where I'd write about it. But then again, I'm a linguistics dork. I just wanted to throw out a possible situation where you'd pluralize "that's".[/quote]
Far as I've seen, you still haven't yet. :-) Can you give an actual example?[/quote]How many that's's can I include in a sinale sentence? I doubt I could write a grammatically correct, non-run-on sentence with more than two that's but I'm not sure. "That's" is such a fun contraction that I'd like to see as many as possible in my writing.

Silly meta-example, but one that a linguistics dork might enjoy. :-D

Liz '05 · October 20, 2006, 02:10:36 AM

[quote KeithK][quote Beeeej][quote Liz '05]I've never seen it, but I can conceive of a situation where I'd write about it. But then again, I'm a linguistics dork. I just wanted to throw out a possible situation where you'd pluralize "that's".[/quote]
Far as I've seen, you still haven't yet. :-) Can you give an actual example?[/quote]How many that's's can I include in a sinale sentence? I doubt I could write a grammatically correct, non-run-on sentence with more than two that's but I'm not sure. "That's" is such a fun contraction that I'd like to see as many as possible in my writing.

Silly meta-example, but one that a linguistics dork might enjoy. :-D[/quote]

Indeed :-)

Lauren '06 · October 20, 2006, 08:55:54 AM

[quote KeithK][quote Beeeej][quote Liz '05]I've never seen it, but I can conceive of a situation where I'd write about it. But then again, I'm a linguistics dork. I just wanted to throw out a possible situation where you'd pluralize "that's".[/quote]
Far as I've seen, you still haven't yet. :-) Can you give an actual example?[/quote]How many that's's can I include in a sinale sentence? I doubt I could write a grammatically correct, non-run-on sentence with more than two that's but I'm not sure. "That's" is such a fun contraction that I'd like to see as many as possible in my writing.

Silly meta-example, but one that a linguistics dork might enjoy. :-D[/quote]
I think technically you'd want to write,

How many "that's"s can I include in a single sentence?

/spoilsport

Beeeej · October 20, 2006, 09:55:33 AM

[quote ftyuv][quote Liz '05][quote Beeeej][quote Liz '05]That'ss/That's'/That's's apparently induce a lot of grammatical confusion.[/quote]

See, now I have to assume you're being serious.

When have you ever seen "that'ss" "that's'" or "that's's"?![/quote]

I've never seen it, but I can conceive of a situation where I'd write about it. But then again, I'm a linguistics dork. I just wanted to throw out a possible situation where you'd pluralize "that's".[/quote]

I was taught to always quote a word when meaning the word itself and not its meaning. Multiple instances of "that's" would be "that's"s. Not that thats's much easier to read

[/quote]

Bingo. Even if you don't follow that incredibly sensible rule, though, I can't imagine why you'd pluralize "that's" any other way besides "that'ses." Adding apostrophe-s to make something plural should be avoided strenuously unless absolutely necessary for clarity, and "that's's" and "clarity" don't belong in the same sentence.

Except that one. :-)

Josh '99 · October 20, 2006, 10:25:04 AM

[size=30]OH MY GOD SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP PLEASE JUST LET THIS DISCUSSION END[/size]

ugarte · October 20, 2006, 11:21:40 AM

[quote jmh30][size=30]OH MY GOD SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP PLEASE JUST LET THIS DISCUSSION END[/size][/quote]That's a lot of shut up's.

Josh '99 · October 20, 2006, 02:31:57 PM

::bang::

ftyuv · October 20, 2006, 08:05:33 PM

Step 1: In the message list page, move your cursor over this thread's title, which is a hyperlink.
Step 2: Don't effin' click.

French Rage · October 20, 2006, 08:09:44 PM

[quote ftyuv]Step 1: In the message list page, move your cursor over this thread's title, which is a hyperlink.
Step 2: Don't effin' click.[/quote]

1. In the forum list page, move over hyperlink called "John Spencer is Dead".
2. Place insipid grammer discussion there.

ftyuv · October 20, 2006, 08:17:46 PM

[quote French Rage][quote ftyuv]Step 1: In the message list page, move your cursor over this thread's title, which is a hyperlink.
Step 2: Don't effin' click.[/quote]

1. In the forum list page, move over hyperlink called "John Spencer is Dead".
2. Place insipid grammar discussion there.[/quote]

The thread started out appropriately placed and then drifted. That's not too uncommon, especially give that it's the off-season. I'd have no problem if the thread were moved.