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OK, another reminder about the use of punctuation marks.
First hyphens -generally these are NOT allowed, there are very few words in the English language that use them. Where the two parts are each word in their own right a hyphen is NOT permitted, so just post one of the words - in the most recent case "Greko-Roman" was posted, both "Greko" and "Roman" are words in their own right so either could be posted.
Then we have apostrophises. When used before a final "s" they are not part of the word but an indicator of possession. In the most recent case "Rally's", my question is "Rally has a what?", simply don't add that apostrophe and "S" let people work out what you were thinking. Please note that names like "O'Reilly" are permissible.

Both people are now crowded into the chair in Rocky's for a round or two....

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Bob Smith
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This does google.
Checkers-Rally’s

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And it breaks the rule regardless of the abuse of the apostrophe in adverting. The sign implies that the store belongs to, or was founded by Rally. In the same way as the English green grocers abusing the apostrophe when describing plurals as in pricing apples "Apple's £3.00 per pound" should be written as "Apples £3.00 per pound".

(And don't forget that there are two people buying so you can have TWO "rounds", one on each of their tabs.)

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Bob Smith
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In German we call it „Deppenapostroph“ (idiot’s apostroph).

Possession is indicated by the genitive case where normally an „s“ is added to nouns, e.g.: „Peters Kneipe“ (Peter‘s pub).

The overwhelming influence of English language; US/UK culture to German language leads to the widespread abuse of apostrophes everywhere in advertising, signs… names of shops, restaurants…an unstoppable malaise.

Canada has basically legislated apostrophe (or lack thereof) abuse. Our best-known example:



It was founded by Tim Horton... why isn't it Tim Horton's ? Well, because if it was, as the apostrophe-s 's possessive is not used in French, every logo in Quebec including on all the signage, cups, paperware etc. would need to also have "Chez Tim Horton" or equivalent added. :^p

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Well, it's not often a mod has to buy a round, but ML1 is in the chair for hyphen....

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Bob Smith
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I doth greatly protest!

See Wikipedia:

Log-periodic antenna


Regardless:

Still a good excuse to buy myself a healthy nosh and beer!

Regards,
Martin

;-) :-)

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https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=86113&postid=2141475
Someone I know would accuse you of high treason at the very least - he believes with an unbelievable passion that pineapple has no place on a pizza. That said, he believes me to be a heathen as I do have pineapple on pizza so you are safe :-)

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Bob Smith
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https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=86113&postid=2141475
Someone I know would accuse you of high treason at the very least - he believes with an unbelievable passion that pineapple has no place on a pizza. That said, he believes me to be a heathen as I do have pineapple on pizza so you are safe :-)

Well, anyway they link together...

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They link but still sacrilegious

Hawaiian pizza. Sounds like a good burnt offering.
But I know a place that makes a good spinach pizza.

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watch out for the Kung Pao chicken pizza.

Ah my favourite pub pizza, ham, pineapple and hot salami. :-D

I had 1 yesterday. ;-)

Cheers.

Gas-Petroleum-Dinosaur-Sinclair

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Where?

Why??

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Wanted to put: Watson - IBM. It googles as: IBM Watson. But Rob might have a problem with that.

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Not really Sherlock.

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Bob Smith
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Ohhhh.

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Saga that might be true. Remains of man whose death was recorded in 1197 saga uncovered in Norway

Researchers say skeleton retrieved from well is likely to be that of man ‘cast headfirst’ into it by besiegers of castle

In 1197, an ancient saga relates, a body was flung into a well by the besiegers of Sverresborg castle outside Nidaros, now the central Norwegian city of Trondheim. More than 800 years later, scientists think they may have found him.

“We can never be 100% sure that the remains in the well are those of the man described in the saga,” said Michael Martin of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, a co-author of the study published in the journal iScience.

“But the circumstantial and scientific evidence is very convincing. In a hypothetical trial, if a jury were presented with the scientific evidence and the text of the saga, I know they would be convinced that we had found the victim.”