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| bio | website | sultanik.com |
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| location | Philadelphia, PA | |
| age | 30 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 5 months |
| seen | May 13 at 17:55 | |
| stats | profile views | 23 |
Computer Scientist. Cyclist. Gastronomist. Typographist. Mathematicist.
Currently finishing up my Ph.D. in Computer Science.
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Mar 12 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Jan 26 |
awarded | Notable Question |
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Jan 9 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Dec 1 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Nov 4 |
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Possessive Form of a Proper Noun Ending in a Plural Noun Ending in “s”? In the Dunkin' Donuts example, both with and without the extra "iz" sound plausible to me. So, how does one determine what people say? Would you claim that both constructions are valid? |
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Nov 4 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Nov 1 |
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Possessive Form of a Proper Noun Ending in a Plural Noun Ending in “s”? So, what you are saying is that if people conversationally add an extra "iz" to the end of the word then add "'s" in writing, else just add an apostrophe? |
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Oct 31 |
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Possessive Form of a Proper Noun Ending in a Plural Noun Ending in “s”? According to the answer to this question, if we treat the company name as singular, then it should actually be "Dunkin' Donuts's annual report". |
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Oct 31 |
asked | Possessive Form of a Proper Noun Ending in a Plural Noun Ending in “s”? |
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Aug 16 |
awarded | Citizen Patrol |
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Aug 16 |
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Where did the “unavailable” meaning of “Out of Pocket” come from? This is a possible duplicate of english.stackexchange.com/questions/28790/out-of-pocket |
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Jul 8 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Dec 1 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Sep 14 |
answered | Where did “sorry” get its vowel sound? |
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Aug 16 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Aug 16 |
accepted | “Out of pocket”? |
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Aug 16 |
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“That's okay” to mean “no” or “don't bother”? added 33 characters in body |
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Aug 16 |
accepted | “That's okay” to mean “no” or “don't bother”? |
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Aug 8 |
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Why do Americans say “tuna fish”? @TimLymington: No joke! Etymology is Serious Business! Some of those meanings have been obsolesced, though, so you may not want to add them to your everyday lexicon. |
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Jun 30 |
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Pronunciation of foreign words in American vs. British English? @Peter: While I agree that some of my speculation as to the current differences between English and British pronunciation may be ill founded, I think it is clear from the quote that at one point in the history of both US and British English there were at least some people who thought it proper to pronounce foreign words as they are spelled. My question is asking at what point that sentiment fell out of favor. |
