POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : It's a riddle : Re: It's a riddle Server Time
10 Oct 2024 21:14:08 EDT (-0400)
  Re: It's a riddle  
From: Jim Henderson
Date: 6 Feb 2008 17:04:43
Message: <47aa2efb$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:53:53 +0000, Orchid XP v7 wrote:

>>> I'm loving how they mix "week's" and "weeks'". Mmm, nice grammar.
> 
> For 5 points, somebody tell me which one of those is the *correct* one
> given the intended meaning. [Yes, they mean different things. No, you
> can't just pick whichever one you fancy...]

Actually, it's "weeks'" - it's a possessive plural.

>> Hey, I've been meaning to mention, you'd make a good writer. 
>> Seriously, you use the English language quite well.
> 
> Really? Apart from the minor detail that I can't spell? (Indeed, that
> guy fron Finland can spell English words better than I can...)

Well, apart from "fron" in the above paragraph, I hadn't noticed your 
inability to spell.  Reading your posts here and in your blog, I've been 
impressed by the quality of writing you turn out.

Besides, spelling and grammar checking are what editors are for. :-)

Jim


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