Tom Thumb wrote:
Just got back from a wet week in North Devon.
You really know how to party.
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| Author: | Tom Thumb [ Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:02 pm ] |
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Just got back from a wet week in North Devon. Whilst in Ilfracombe I came across a small taxi office. In the window in big tall letters was the name of the company Filers Taxies Bet they greet their customers with Taxee |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:13 pm ] |
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Tom Thumb wrote: Just got back from a wet week in North Devon.
You really know how to party.
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| Author: | TDO [ Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:41 pm ] |
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Tom Thumb wrote: In the window in big tall letters was the name of the company
Filers Taxies Bet you read Eats, shoots and leaves by Lynne Truss, the so-called apostrophe fascist. OK, which one is correct  :
Bobs Taxis Bob's Taxis Bobs Taxi's Bob's Taxi's I've seen all four of them on vehicles and the like (not necessarily Bob, but you know what I mean!). |
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| Author: | Tom Thumb [ Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:22 pm ] |
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A guy in our town has Bob's Taxis on the rooflight and Bobs Taxi's on the door. He also wears blue trousers and brown shoes with black socks. |
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| Author: | McDeHack [ Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:42 pm ] |
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TDO wrote: Tom Thumb wrote: In the window in big tall letters was the name of the company Filers Taxies Bet you read Eats, shoots and leaves by Lynne Truss, the so-called apostrophe fascist. OK, which one is correct :Bobs Taxis Bob's Taxis Bobs Taxi's Bob's Taxi's I've seen all four of them on vehicles and the like (not necessarily Bob, but you know what I mean!). The second one. Bob's Taxis Literate sod arn't I? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:48 pm ] |
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McDeHack wrote: The second one. Bob's Taxis
Literate sod arn't I? I don't doubt for a minute you are right MDH. But if your not, then I know someone who will point you in the right direction. 
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| Author: | TDO [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:46 am ] |
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Tom Thumb wrote: A guy in our town has Bob's Taxis on the rooflight and Bobs Taxi's on the door.
Must be hedging his bets. I was in my thirties before I worked it out, but until then I hedged my bets by making sure I never used apostrophes.
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| Author: | TDO [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:56 am ] |
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McDeHack wrote: The second one. Bob's Taxis
Literate sod arn't I? At last someone sticks their neck out! I'm never 100% sure about apostrophes, but I'm very inclined to agree with you. It's to indicate possession - ie Bob has possession of the taxis, thus Bob's Taxis. However, the taxis have possession of nothing - it's just the plural of taxi, thus no apostrophe required. However, if you refer to the taxi's rooflight, for example, then there's possession, therefore an apostrophe is required.
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| Author: | Tom Thumb [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:07 pm ] |
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I am crap at grammar but surely it depends on the number of Bob's and taxi's involved. If it was refering to two guys named Bob who shared a taxi then it would be Bobs' Taxi |
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| Author: | TDO [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:27 pm ] |
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I think you're right in principle, but 'Bobs' seems a bit akward - the plural of Bob?
The example I usually think about is 'a tax payer's money' - ie that would be if you were referring to one tax payer. However, if you're talking about the plural - ie taxpayers - then because you're not adding an s to indicate possession, the apostrophe goes after the existing s - ie it's not being changed to 'taxpayers's money', but just 'taxpayers' money'. Basically I always say to myself that if the s is there already then you put the apostrophe after it to indicate possession 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:40 pm ] |
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Sussex wrote: But if your not, then I know someone who will point you in the right direction.
Don't say I didn't warn you. 
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