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New Ham June 7th 06 09:26 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
Did I get ripped off?


John S. June 7th 06 10:10 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

New Ham wrote:
Did I get ripped off?


You might try a Stetson.


Brian Hill June 7th 06 10:22 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

"John S." wrote in message
oups.com...

New Ham wrote:
Did I get ripped off?


You might try a Stetson.


four or five X beaver John?

BH



Jim - NN7K June 8th 06 12:31 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
Reminds me of the time (many years ago), when the
new kid on the gang was ordered to "Wash the
Dishes" (microwave ), on a 150 foot tower ! Kid
decided it was time to quit! Had to
tell him it was a JOKE, or get the WHOLE Gang
in hot water !!! Jim NN7K



Brian Hill wrote:
"John S." wrote in message
oups.com...

New Ham wrote:

Did I get ripped off?


You might try a Stetson.



four or five X beaver John?

BH



Dave Oldridge June 8th 06 12:42 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
Jim - NN7K wrote in news:blJhg.19147
:

Reminds me of the time (many years ago), when the
new kid on the gang was ordered to "Wash the
Dishes" (microwave ), on a 150 foot tower ! Kid
decided it was time to quit! Had to
tell him it was a JOKE, or get the WHOLE Gang
in hot water !!! Jim NN7K


Yeah. When I was in the RCAF many years ago, a common thing was to ask a
newbie to go to the tool crib for a bucket of propwash.


--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667

John S. June 8th 06 12:56 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of
prop wash.


Jim - NN7K wrote:
Reminds me of the time (many years ago), when the
new kid on the gang was ordered to "Wash the
Dishes" (microwave ), on a 150 foot tower ! Kid
decided it was time to quit! Had to
tell him it was a JOKE, or get the WHOLE Gang
in hot water !!! Jim NN7K



Brian Hill wrote:
"John S." wrote in message
oups.com...

New Ham wrote:

Did I get ripped off?

You might try a Stetson.



four or five X beaver John?

BH




jawod June 8th 06 12:57 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
John S. wrote:
New Ham wrote:

Did I get ripped off?



You might try a Stetson.

Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and
manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :)

David G. Nagel June 8th 06 01:21 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
John S. wrote:
Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of
prop wash.


The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a
wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right
hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench.

I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made?
POLAND of course.

Wrench available for inspection.

Dave WD9BDZ





Jim - NN7K wrote:

Reminds me of the time (many years ago), when the
new kid on the gang was ordered to "Wash the
Dishes" (microwave ), on a 150 foot tower ! Kid
decided it was time to quit! Had to
tell him it was a JOKE, or get the WHOLE Gang
in hot water !!! Jim NN7K



Brian Hill wrote:

"John S." wrote in message
egroups.com...


New Ham wrote:


Did I get ripped off?

You might try a Stetson.



four or five X beaver John?

BH





Brian Denley June 8th 06 03:22 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
David G. Nagel wrote:
John S. wrote:
Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of
prop wash.


The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a
wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right
hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench.

I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made?
POLAND of course.

Wrench available for inspection.

Dave WD9BDZ


At 23, I took a job as a young engineer at a place that had previously been
a gyroscope manufacturer. As the new guy, they asked my to deliver a
briefcase to the boss' office and (you guessed it) there was a spinning gryo
in the briefcase. I got a big surprise when I tried to turn a corner in the
corrider and the briefcase kept going straight ahead! A great 'new guy'
trick.
--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html



[email protected] June 8th 06 03:52 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
I worked in a shoe store as a teenager.

The newbies were instructed to get the wall-stretcher from the backroom
when there were too many shoes to put up.


jawod wrote:
John S. wrote:
New Ham wrote:

Did I get ripped off?



You might try a Stetson.

Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and
manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :)



John Ferrell June 8th 06 01:56 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
No.
I know a fellow who works in Tech support for a big computer company
who says they get questions likes this all the time.

There are several reasons the product has failed to meet your
expectations.
1- you have likely installed it upside down.
2- Your antenna is defective, the product is not meant to be used with
a defective antenna.
3- Exposure to weather has nullified your warranty.
4- There is an improved replacement product available and you may wish
to upgrade at a special price.

de W8CCW John

On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:26:26 GMT, (New Ham) wrote:

Did I get ripped off?

John Ferrell W8CCW

John S. June 8th 06 02:32 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 



David G. Nagel wrote:
John S. wrote:
Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of
prop wash.


The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a
wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right
hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench.

I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made?
POLAND of course.

Wrench available for inspection.


You had me going there for a moment.....

I know...one side is labeled L and the flip side is labeled R.


John S. June 8th 06 02:42 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

Brian Denley wrote:
David G. Nagel wrote:
John S. wrote:
Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of
prop wash.


The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a
wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right
hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench.

I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made?
POLAND of course.

Wrench available for inspection.

Dave WD9BDZ


At 23, I took a job as a young engineer at a place that had previously been
a gyroscope manufacturer. As the new guy, they asked my to deliver a
briefcase to the boss' office and (you guessed it) there was a spinning gryo
in the briefcase. I got a big surprise when I tried to turn a corner in the
corrider and the briefcase kept going straight ahead! A great 'new guy'
trick.
--



Or send the new guy in engineering to supply for a pressurized
container of Dihydrogen Monoxide.

Or send the new finance guy to get the difference finder.


David G. Nagel June 8th 06 02:45 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
John S. wrote:


David G. Nagel wrote:

John S. wrote:

Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of
prop wash.


The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a
wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right
hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench.

I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made?
POLAND of course.

Wrench available for inspection.



You had me going there for a moment.....

I know...one side is labeled L and the flip side is labeled R.

No. This is an honest to god left handed crescent style wrench. Hold in
left hand and close the jaws using the left thumb.

Dave WD9BDZ

John S. June 8th 06 02:45 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

jawod wrote:
John S. wrote:
New Ham wrote:

Did I get ripped off?



You might try a Stetson.

Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and
manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :)


Uh oh...feeling a bit testy today???


Noon-Air June 8th 06 03:39 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

"David G. Nagel" wrote in message
...
John S. wrote:


David G. Nagel wrote:

John S. wrote:

Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of
prop wash.

The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a
wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right
hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench.

I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made?
POLAND of course.

Wrench available for inspection.



You had me going there for a moment.....

I know...one side is labeled L and the flip side is labeled R.

No. This is an honest to god left handed crescent style wrench. Hold in
left hand and close the jaws using the left thumb.


I have a metric one :-)



jawod June 8th 06 10:18 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
John S. wrote:
jawod wrote:

John S. wrote:

New Ham wrote:


Did I get ripped off?


You might try a Stetson.


Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and
manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :)



Uh oh...feeling a bit testy today???

Not, not at all...didn't you see my :) ? No offense intended.

New Ham June 8th 06 10:18 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
In article .com, "John S." wrote:

jawod wrote:
John S. wrote:
New Ham wrote:

Did I get ripped off?


You might try a Stetson.

Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and
manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :)


Uh oh...feeling a bit testy today???




What good's a hat if it don't keep the antenna dry? I think I'll keep it
though, for some odd reason my SWR's are better.


David G. Nagel June 8th 06 10:46 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
John S. wrote:

Brian Denley wrote:

David G. Nagel wrote:

John S. wrote:

Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of
prop wash.

The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a
wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right
hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench.

I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made?
POLAND of course.

Wrench available for inspection.

Dave WD9BDZ



At 23, I took a job as a young engineer at a place that had previously been
a gyroscope manufacturer. As the new guy, they asked my to deliver a
briefcase to the boss' office and (you guessed it) there was a spinning gryo
in the briefcase. I got a big surprise when I tried to turn a corner in the
corrider and the briefcase kept going straight ahead! A great 'new guy'
trick.
--




Or send the new guy in engineering to supply for a pressurized
container of Dihydrogen Monoxide.

Careful that stuff is extremely deadly if inhaled.


Or send the new finance guy to get the difference finder.


John S. June 8th 06 11:22 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

jawod wrote:
John S. wrote:
jawod wrote:

John S. wrote:

New Ham wrote:


Did I get ripped off?


You might try a Stetson.


Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and
manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :)



Uh oh...feeling a bit testy today???

Not, not at all...didn't you see my :) ? No offense intended.


Ooops...please accept my apology.


Butch Magee June 9th 06 12:59 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
Brian Hill wrote:
"John S." wrote in message
oups.com...

New Ham wrote:

Did I get ripped off?


You might try a Stetson.



four or five X beaver John?

BH


No, no! Thats a waste of good beaver :

Steve N. June 9th 06 04:20 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
Ahhhh!! Those only work when it rains capacitors !.

73, Steve, K9DCI


"John S." wrote in message
oups.com...

New Ham wrote:
Did I get ripped off?


You might try a Stetson.




Steve N. June 9th 06 04:23 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 


Somebody wrote:


No. This is an honest to god left handed crescent style wrench. Hold in
left hand and close the jaws using the left thumb.


I have a metric one :-)




Yep ! Me too. I have a 150mm "Crescent" wrench! Works great on metric
nuts & bolts.

73, Steve, K9DCI



John S. June 9th 06 06:04 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

Steve N. wrote:
Somebody wrote:


No. This is an honest to god left handed crescent style wrench. Hold in
left hand and close the jaws using the left thumb.


I have a metric one :-)




Yep ! Me too. I have a 150mm "Crescent" wrench! Works great on metric
nuts & bolts.

73, Steve, K9DCI


Yeah, and I've had these two left handed pipe wrenches around for
years. This southpaw found them indispensable on galvanized, but can't
seem to get them to work on copper pipe.


Jimmie D June 9th 06 11:10 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

"Dave Oldridge" wrote in message
9...
Jim - NN7K wrote in news:blJhg.19147
:

Reminds me of the time (many years ago), when the
new kid on the gang was ordered to "Wash the
Dishes" (microwave ), on a 150 foot tower ! Kid
decided it was time to quit! Had to
tell him it was a JOKE, or get the WHOLE Gang
in hot water !!! Jim NN7K


Yeah. When I was in the RCAF many years ago, a common thing was to ask a
newbie to go to the tool crib for a bucket of propwash.


--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667


When I reached my first duty assignment in the USAF I was sent on a fools
errand to get 1000 yards of flight line. When I got to the place I was
suppose to pick it up I told the guys there that I knew what flightline was
but I had an idea for a joke on the guy that sent me down there.They were
very happy to help. We went out back of the base and loaded up a truck with
rubble from flightline construction then took it back and put it the POV
pickup of they guy who had sent me out. When I went back to the shop I told
him I had the flightline but didnt think I had the thousand yards he had
requested. This got him and everyone else in the shop curious and they all
wanted to see what I had brought back. Thats when I told him to go look in
the back of his pickup.



[email protected] June 10th 06 12:34 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

New Ham wrote:

What good's a hat if it don't keep the antenna dry? I think I'll keep it
though, for some odd reason my SWR's are better.


What are SWR's? Does your antenna have multiple standing wave ratios?
Were they sick? Did they have MPD? Do you SWR's look in the mirror each
morning and say "well, who are we going to be today?"

Does the standing wave ratio own something called "are better"?

Are SWR's related to 73's, and if so does the hat help 73's also? Is
your antenna still a fertile female that gets wet whenever a large
capacitance hat climbs on top?

A local school had "Spelling Award's Day" on a sign out front. When I
saw a pamphlet, it said "Selling Awards' Day".

Maybe it was award's for selling extra 's as a school project
"SWR's" and "73's" , or should I s'ay award's for s'ellin extras'
s'sses ?

73's and Happy SWR's to all,
Tom's


New Ham June 10th 06 06:12 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
In article .com, wrote:

New Ham wrote:

What good's a hat if it don't keep the antenna dry? I think I'll keep it
though, for some odd reason my SWR's are better.


What are SWR's? Does your antenna have multiple standing wave ratios?
Were they sick? Did they have MPD? Do you SWR's look in the mirror each
morning and say "well, who are we going to be today?"

Does the standing wave ratio own something called "are better"?

Are SWR's related to 73's, and if so does the hat help 73's also? Is
your antenna still a fertile female that gets wet whenever a large
capacitance hat climbs on top?

A local school had "Spelling Award's Day" on a sign out front. When I
saw a pamphlet, it said "Selling Awards' Day".

Maybe it was award's for selling extra 's as a school project
"SWR's" and "73's" , or should I s'ay award's for s'ellin extras'
s'sses ?

73's and Happy SWR's to all,
Tom's



It's a multi-band vertical and every band different Standing Wave Radio's.


Dave June 10th 06 08:48 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
Methinks your leg was being pulled.

The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe s indicates
that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something; or, that the SWR is
doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!!

The plural, multiple, SWR is denoted SWRs.

New Ham wrote:

In article .com, wrote:

New Ham wrote:


What good's a hat if it don't keep the antenna dry? I think I'll keep it
though, for some odd reason my SWR's are better.


What are SWR's? Does your antenna have multiple standing wave ratios?
Were they sick? Did they have MPD? Do you SWR's look in the mirror each
morning and say "well, who are we going to be today?"

Does the standing wave ratio own something called "are better"?

SNIPPED


RHF June 10th 06 10:56 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
Dave wrote:
Methinks your leg was being pulled.


"The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error.
The apostrophe s indicates that the SWR is possessive,
that the SWR owns something; or, that the SWR is
doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!!

The plural, multiple, SWR is denoted SWRs."

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

How To - Use an Apostrophe :
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=119095
PLURALS - When you add an 's' to make a plural,
it NEVER takes an apostrophe.
Never. There are no exceptions.
The same is True for Plurals of Abbreviations
- it is A.T.M.s, not A.T.M.'s
- itr is G.P.s not G.P.'s.
NOTE - These Rules are those which Apply in Modern British English
(as taught in High Schools and Universities throughout the
Commonwealth).

FWIW - The King's English which is often NOT Spoken or Written by
Americans.

Mind Your Apostrophes
http://betweenborders.com/wordsmithi...r-apostrophes/
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/...wrerrors3.html

Punctuation and Capitalization: Using the Apostrophe
http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-w.../apostrop.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handou...r/g_apost.html
http://www.wheaton.edu/learnres/writ...apostrophe.htm
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishwo...ar/using-s.htm
http://projects.uwc.utexas.edu/handouts/?q=node/11
http://www.asu.edu/english/englished...hes_pp_5-6.pdf

often a mangler and tangler of : Words, Meanings,
Capitalization and Punctuation ~ RHF

Cecil Moore June 11th 06 12:54 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
Dave wrote:
Methinks your leg was being pulled.

The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe s
indicates that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something; or,
that the SWR is doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!!


On the contrary, the plural of the letter A is A's. The plural
of the number 3 is 3's. It's not too much of a stretch to assume
that the plural of SWR is SWR's.

From Webster's: "apostrophe - a make used to indicate ... the
plural of letters or figures."
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Richard Crowley June 11th 06 05:11 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 
"Cecil Moore" wrote ...
Dave wrote:
Methinks your leg was being pulled.

The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe
s indicates that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something;
or, that the SWR is doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!!


On the contrary, the plural of the letter A is A's. The plural
of the number 3 is 3's. It's not too much of a stretch to assume
that the plural of SWR is SWR's.

From Webster's: "apostrophe - a make used to indicate ... the
plural of letters or figures."


To take the argument well into absurdity (as if it
needed any help), we can discuss whether your
Webster's is descriptive or prescriptive.


gravity June 11th 06 07:05 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

"Not Lloyd" wrote in message
...

Well, Webster shows more than one error, at least insofar as formal

English
goes. What Webster depicts is the "dumbing down" of what our kids are

being
taught today.
Do what you wish, but those who are better educated will continue to use

the
apostrophe to denote the possessive rather than the plural.



more importantly, you didn't post with proper bracketed attributions
(Cecil's comments in particular). so go somewhere else with your grammar
Nazi crap, or i'll start with my proper netiquette rantings.

Gravity



Not Lloyd June 11th 06 07:57 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
 

"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
. com...
Dave wrote:
Methinks your leg was being pulled.

The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe s
indicates that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something; or,
that the SWR is doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!!


On the contrary, the plural of the letter A is A's. The plural
of the number 3 is 3's. It's not too much of a stretch to assume
that the plural of SWR is SWR's.

From Webster's: "apostrophe - a make used to indicate ... the
plural of letters or figures."
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Well, Webster shows more than one error, at least insofar as formal English
goes. What Webster depicts is the "dumbing down" of what our kids are being
taught today.
Do what you wish, but those who are better educated will continue to use the
apostrophe to denote the possessive rather than the plural.



Cecil Moore June 11th 06 03:30 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
Richard Crowley wrote:
"Cecil Moore" wrote ...
From Webster's: "apostrophe - a make used to indicate ... the
plural of letters or figures."


To take the argument well into absurdity (as if it
needed any help), we can discuss whether your
Webster's is descriptive or prescriptive.


That definition agrees with what I learned in English
class 50+ years ago. The plural of a number uses an
apostrophe. So 73's would indeed be the plural of 73
as in "many best regards". It's no stretch to assume
that the plural of SWR would be SWR's.

Incidentally, I have an obvious typo in the definition
that the spell-checker didn't catch. Should have been:

"apostrophe - a mark used to indicate ... the plural of
letters or figures."

I have a "Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary"
which contains a "Basic Manual of Style" in the back.
Here's what it says for "Apostrophe: ... 3. To form the
plurals of letters or figures add an apostrophe and an s."
That's seems to be prescriptive.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Cecil Moore June 11th 06 03:49 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
Not Lloyd wrote:
Do what you wish, but those who are better educated will continue to use the
apostrophe to denote the possessive rather than the plural.


Would a "Basic Manual of Style" change your mind?

I have a "Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary"
which contains a "Basic Manual of Style" in the back.
Here's what it says for "Apostrophe: 1. ... 2. ... 3. To
form the plurals of letters or figures add an apostrophe
and an s. ..."

It does say that a few people object to number 3. As in
many other areas of the English language, the context of
the use of the apostrophe determines its function:

1. to replace missing letters,
2. possessive,
3. plurals of letters or numbers.

P.S. The better educated posters avoid violating the
attribution rules for newsgroups.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

jawod June 11th 06 04:33 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
Richard Crowley wrote:
"Cecil Moore" wrote ...

Dave wrote:

Methinks your leg was being pulled.

The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe
s indicates that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something;
or, that the SWR is doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!!



On the contrary, the plural of the letter A is A's. The plural
of the number 3 is 3's. It's not too much of a stretch to assume
that the plural of SWR is SWR's.

From Webster's: "apostrophe - a make used to indicate ... the
plural of letters or figures."



To take the argument well into absurdity (as if it
needed any help), we can discuss whether your
Webster's is descriptive or prescriptive.

good one
If I can ever help in increasing the absurdity of these newsgroups, I am
glad to do so.

BTW, all dictionaries are descriptive.

Cecil Moore June 11th 06 05:01 PM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 
jawod wrote:
BTW, all dictionaries are descriptive.


But all Basic Manuals of Style are prescriptive.
Please see my other posting.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Mike Coslo June 12th 06 01:40 AM

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Cecil Moore wrote:
jawod wrote:

BTW, all dictionaries are descriptive.



But all Basic Manuals of Style are prescriptive.
Please see my other posting.



Use of the apostrophe as a plural designation is rapidly becoming
passe'. IIRC it already is in the UK.

Possessive is the new standard.

I get my chops busted if I write with say last year's work instead of
last years work.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -



jawod June 12th 06 02:35 AM

I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
 


Possessive is the new standard.

I get my chops busted if I write with say last year's work instead
of last years work.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -



I don't understand. Possessive is the new standard? Your chops get
busted whey you write "last year's work"?
That IS possessive.


Marco S Hyman June 12th 06 03:28 AM

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jawod writes:

I don't understand. Possessive is the new standard? Your chops get busted
whey you write "last year's work"?
That IS possessive.


Is it? I've always wondered. Does the work "belong" to last year?
Does last year "own" the work? It's *my* work that was done last year.

Curious,

// marc


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