tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post707741275921667522..comments2024-03-28T20:53:54.312-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: “[T]he creature cocoa”Michael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-62386004242655045952011-06-16T14:07:54.700-05:002011-06-16T14:07:54.700-05:00Timothy, thanks for the link to the Borges poem, w...Timothy, thanks for the link to the Borges poem, which I for one didn’t know about.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-56084738395486847262011-06-16T13:47:52.996-05:002011-06-16T13:47:52.996-05:00I’m with you, and we’re both with Bryan Garner’s M...I’m with you, and we’re both with Bryan Garner’s <i>Modern American Usage</i>. He points out four exceptions: possessive pronouns, biblical and classical names ending with /zǝs/ or /eez/ (Jesus, Aristophanes), names formed from plurals (General Motors), and the phrases <i>appearance’ sake</i>, <i>conscience’ sake</i> and <i>goodness’ sake</i>.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-80870869907301082982011-06-16T12:39:42.610-05:002011-06-16T12:39:42.610-05:00Tangentially related: what are your feelings about...Tangentially related: what are your feelings about the possessive 's' for proper nouns ending with 's' (e.g. Epps's)? It is so uncommon anymore, perhaps because most are concerned with being tagged as having forgotten the rule for nouns ending with 's'. Pedant that I am, I prefer apostrophe -s on proper nouns, though the improper use of the possessive vs the plural is more of a pet peeve, e.g "...in the 1950's..."; "...my favorite CD's are...", etc.Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-2162084815761586362011-06-16T09:34:07.876-05:002011-06-16T09:34:07.876-05:00Borges wrote a poem about James Joyce's master...Borges wrote a poem about James Joyce's masterpiece - <br /><br />http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1973/jul/19/james-joyce/thalkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17077912945095370347noreply@blogger.com