Re: A little off-topic help.

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From: Adrian G
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 00:00

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On Thu, 16 Apr 1998 21:28:16 +0100, Anthony Langford
<anthony@digalog.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Does this apply to all of the below??
>"One's dog is hairy" 
>"One's going down the shop"
>"I rolled some dice and got two one's"?

Yes (possessive).

Yes (contraction of "one is" - though IME it's more likely to be left as
"one is" because the use of "one" tends to be more formal).

No (plural). That's a good example of the "greengrocers' apostrophe" -
"Apple's 35p/lb". Seen in shops and markets all over the place.

Adrian G
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From: adrian@NOSPAM.demon.co.uk (Adrian G)
Subject: Re: A little off-topic help.
Date: 1998/04/18
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