From fae54db4d115cb57da03e0b7f5b4fa2abde95da2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: he Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:40:56 +0000 Subject: I'm guessing that there should be no space between the hyphen and the second word in "hand-lettered". --- fortune/datfiles/fortunes | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'fortune/datfiles/fortunes') diff --git a/fortune/datfiles/fortunes b/fortune/datfiles/fortunes index 5f77d7ba..fb2fadf7 100644 --- a/fortune/datfiles/fortunes +++ b/fortune/datfiles/fortunes @@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@ Answer: The apostrophe is used mainly in hand-lettered small business signs to alert the reader than an "S" is coming up at the end of a word, as in: WE DO NOT EXCEPT PERSONAL CHECK'S, or: NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ITEM'S. Another important grammar concept to bear in mind when -creating hand- lettered small-business signs is that you should put +creating hand-lettered small-business signs is that you should put quotation marks around random words for decoration, as in "TRY" OUR HOT DOG'S, or even TRY "OUR" HOT DOG'S. -- Dave Barry, "Tips for Writer's" -- cgit v1.2.3-56-ge451