Oops sorry folks, I thought I was replying to another email.. Disregard, carry
on.
Siddiq
> On Feb 12, 2020, at 10:11, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Teasing, I can accept, Philippe. But joking about apostrophes? Jamais!
>
> Thanks for the interesting links. I was aware of the divergent views
> (although MLA is US-based, and therefore suspect) and that is precisely why I
> wrote " as the bearer of one of those pesky names " - it was a personal view.
> Indeed, I might claim some kind of droit de seigneur ... but you might think
> that was either teasing, or joking!
>
> Piers
>
> PS Thanks all for restoring some traditional OM-list banter!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus <olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
> Behalf Of Philippe
> Sent: 12 February 2020 15:36
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Scanner profiling with Vuescan and IT8 printed target
>
> I was joking and teasing Piers a bit :-)
>
> Anyhow, established spelling traditions seem to be loosening. My reference in
> the matter is the following, and has been for decades for many:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James%27s_Park
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James's_Park>
>
> Also see,
>
> In MLA style, proper nouns ending in s that are singular follow the general
> rule and add ’s :
>
> Athens’s history
> Diogenes’s philosophy
> Alexandre Dumas’s novels
> Some styles may allow you to add only an apostrophe: Athens’ history,
> Diogenes’ philosophy, Dumas’ novels.
>
> Source: https://style.mla.org/apostrophes-three-ways/
> <https://style.mla.org/apostrophes-three-ways/>
>
> Amities
>
> Philippe
>
>
>
>> Le 12 févr. 2020 à 15:51, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>>
>> I agree with you, Philippe. It’s a matter of choice, in my view, but it
>> looks and sounds better with the s after the apostrophe.
>>
>> And it’s a distraction from the cr*p that’s going on around the world . . .
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> On 12 Feb 2020, at 09:09, Piers Hemy <piers.hemy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> No, but you do have an admirable grasp of correct (in my view) use of the
>>> apostrophe! There are some who assert that "Piers's" or "Rufus's" is
>>> acceptable, but as the bearer of one of those pesky names with a terminal S,
>>> ....
>>>
>>> lemme tell ya.....
>>>
>>> NO WAY!
>>>
>>> Piers
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: olympus <olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
>>> behalf of Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 22:53
>>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Scanner profiling with Vuescan and IT8 printed target
>>>
>>> On 2/11/2020 10:33 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
>>>> It seems that ScanDig in Germany still have Kodachrome targets for sale:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.scandig.com/colour-management/it-8-targets/lasersoft-it8-target-transparency-kodachrome-35mm.html
>>>>
>>>> I am dubious that any could remain in stock for so long, but the price
>>>> might explain why....
>>>
>>> YOW! For a mere $500, I'll find my Wolf Faust* one - and ship it anywhere.
>>>
>>> Fire Sale Moose
>>>
>>> * Imprecise pronoun references aside, I do not have Piers'.
>>>
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