DSLR or Not - Or Where I've Come From

Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
wrote:
Quote from Para 3.1.1 of RFC1855....
"Don't send mail or post messages solely to point out
other peoples errors
in typing, spelling or grammar. These, more than any other behavior, mark
you as an immature beginner".
You forgot an apostrophe in "people's".....
It's plural, and should be "peoples'".
Uh, "people" is a plural, and it's also a possesive in that sentence,
requiring an apostrophe, lense-man!

Except "people" is *not* plural. It is a collective noun.

It can be a collective noun, yes.

And in fact is rarely used in the plural, which is
probably the reason you aren't familiar with proper use.

Possesive, Floyd, possesive.

Still avoiding the fact that an apostrophe is required, contrary to your
assertion?

Stalking me are you??

You'd need to be worried then, eh?

Do you ever answer questions in a straight-forward manner?
Do you always answer a question with a question when ducking?
Do you ever admit when you're wrong?

[Don't answer; these are rhetorical questions.]

--
lsmft

John McWilliams wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
wrote:
Quote from Para 3.1.1 of RFC1855....
"Don't send mail or post messages solely to point out
other peoples errors
in typing, spelling or grammar. These, more than any other behavior, mark
you as an immature beginner".
You forgot an apostrophe in "people's".....
It's plural, and should be "peoples'".
Uh, "people" is a plural, and it's also a possesive in that sentence,
requiring an apostrophe, lense-man!
Except "people" is *not* plural. It is a collective
noun.

It can be a collective noun, yes.

And in fact is rarely used in the plural, which is
probably the reason you aren't familiar with proper use.

Possesive, Floyd, possesive.

Still avoiding the fact that an apostrophe is required, contrary to your
assertion?

What? I did not say the apostrophe was not required.

The point though, which you still can't get correct, is
that in the context used it *is* plural, unless you want
to claim he was saying only one specific
cultural/ethnic/whatever group produces such errors, and
all other peoples write error free. If it isn't that,
then it would be peoples' errors that was referenced.
English people, Arabic people, French people, and so on.
Lots of peoples out there... all making errors when they
write, just like you.

Do you need a better example?

Stalking me are you??
You'd need to be worried then, eh?

Do you ever answer questions in a straight-forward manner?
Do you always answer a question with a question when ducking?
Do you ever admit when you're wrong?

[Don't answer; these are rhetorical questions.]

--
Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
wrote:
Quote from Para 3.1.1 of RFC1855....
"Don't send mail or post messages solely to point out
other peoples errors
in typing, spelling or grammar. These, more than any other behavior, mark
you as an immature beginner".
You forgot an apostrophe in "people's".....
It's plural, and should be "peoples'".
Uh, "people" is a plural, and it's also a possesive in that sentence,
requiring an apostrophe, lense-man!
Except "people" is *not* plural. It is a collective
noun.
It can be a collective noun, yes.

And in fact is rarely used in the plural, which is
probably the reason you aren't familiar with proper use.
Possesive, Floyd, possesive.

Still avoiding the fact that an apostrophe is required, contrary to your
assertion?

What? I did not say the apostrophe was not required.

Oy. Darn my vision. I now see that you in fact included an apostrophe in
your quote, "peoples'".
I don't have a quarrel with that interpretation; my bad.

The point though, which you still can't get correct, is
that in the context used it *is* plural, unless you want
to claim he was saying only one specific
cultural/ethnic/whatever group produces such errors, and
all other peoples write error free. If it isn't that,
then it would be peoples' errors that was referenced.
English people, Arabic people, French people, and so on.
Lots of peoples out there... all making errors when they
write, just like you.

Do you need a better example?

Probably. But to reiterate, I did not see till now that you included the
possesive, and were defending something else that I don't care to argue
one way or the other. So I was wrong to say you were wrong- in this
instance.

Now, how about that "lense" thing you do??

And the 'special' formatting??
--
john mcwilliams

Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
wrote:
Quote from Para 3.1.1 of RFC1855....
"Don't send mail or post messages solely to point out
other peoples errors
in typing, spelling or grammar. These, more than any other behavior, mark
you as an immature beginner".
You forgot an apostrophe in "people's".....
It's plural, and should be "peoples'".

Uh, "people" is a plural, and it's also a possesive in that sentence,
requiring an apostrophe, lense-man!

Except "people" is *not* plural.

One person, many people.

It is a collective noun.

Not in this context.

And in fact is rarely used in the plural,

"We the people of the United States... "

which is
probably the reason you aren't familiar with proper use.

Smirk.

--
Ray Fischer

(Ray Fischer) wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:
wrote:
Quote from Para 3.1.1 of RFC1855....
"Don't send mail or post messages solely to point out
other peoples errors
in typing, spelling or grammar. These, more than any other behavior, mark
you as an immature beginner".
You forgot an apostrophe in "people's".....
It's plural, and should be "peoples'".

Uh, "people" is a plural, and it's also a possesive in that sentence,
requiring an apostrophe, lense-man!

Except "people" is *not* plural.

One person, many people.

It is a collective noun.

Not in this context.

And in fact is rarely used in the plural,

"We the people of the United States... "

which is
probably the reason you aren't familiar with proper use.

Smirk.

"We the people ..."

Smirk indeed!

--
Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)