Yell.com - The Illiterate Directory.
I know I'm being pedantic, but it should be Marcus's not Marcus' and for a directory to repeat this error throughout their ad is shocking. As is the ad by the way. But given that they're presumably selling themselves as purveyors of accurate information, why didn't they choose a posh name that didn't end in S and avoid the issue completely?
posted by john dodds @ 4:56 AM
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everything about this post appalls me. everything.
Is that because you're so posh or so german?
Either option is grammatically correct. So yes, pedantic and wrong.
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Technically speaking it is allowable - that's why I said pedantic. But the s's is the preferred form and all the more so when it facilitates pronunciation as it does in this case.
But the real point is why run the risk of raising the question in some people's minds?
doddsy, you're being pedantic as fuck! marcus' is grammatically correct. is the perfect name for a spoilt aristo-twat. i quite like the ad too - although i hate that yellow pages have become yell, that's just daft.
The Marcus that we both know is less sure and he shoud know surely. Not that he's an aristo of course.
Appalling post.
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