I prefer this option. But actually I would like it if English were closer to
Latin. I have trouble absorbing the changes in a living language.
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From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 5:34:30 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Presidents Day, USA
On 2018-02-19 6:00 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote:
> President's Day is definitely not right though it is unclear about the other
> options. The official Fed holiday is still Washington's B'day.
> Iowa doesn't even recognize the day. As there is no official designation one
> can turn to the grammarians though they don't agree according to the
> definitive site "Mental Floss." AP Stylebook prefers "Presidents Day,"
> Chicago Style states "Presidents Day" is correct.
A reading of the two high priests on the issue ............ Strunk and
White ........seems to indicate that "The day of presidents" might be an
even better answer !
jh
>
> Off today, whatever its called, Mike
>
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