yes

the apostrophe is used to indicate an elision (dropped letters).

Originally the saxon genitive (possessive form) was written "es" and was then abbreviated to "'s"but the problem is that we use the same punctuation for the elision of the letter "i" in "is", so to avoid the confusion the apostrophe itself has been supressed.

At least that's my guess. It's difficult to say why words evolve the way they do - why do we say beautiful with only one 'l', for example?

Posted By: Dave in France on January 7th 2008 at 21:27:42

Message Thread

Fao Darren Eadie (NCFC) - songwriter81, Jan 7, 20:57:01
- Got a text from him earlier (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 7, 21:03:34
  - Long text. (n/m) (NCFC) - BlueFury, Jan 7, 21:05:28
    - Guess you find it difficult to read that many words (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 7, 21:07:33
      - I went to school in Beccles.. (NCFC) - BlueFury, Jan 7, 21:10:25
        
        All joking aside.. (NCFC) - snowman, Jan 7, 21:16:33
        
        Can't explain it... (NCFC) - BlueFury, Jan 7, 21:21:06
        
        Something weird about the blue scum (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 7, 21:20:28
        
        Ipswich (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 7, 21:21:21
        
        what about Colchester? (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 7, 21:18:02
        
        Fuck off back to Beccles (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 7, 21:12:17
        
        I already go, can't go twice! (NCFC) - BlueFury, Jan 7, 21:15:11
        
        and punctuation mistakes (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jan 7, 21:11:18
        
        Damn. (NCFC) - BlueFury, Jan 7, 21:16:24
        
        yes (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jan 7, 21:27:42
        
        oops (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jan 7, 21:33:51
        
        Ah, that makes more sense... (NCFC) - BlueFury, Jan 7, 21:39:47
        
        what the fuck yoos talking about? (n/m) (NCFC) - norfolkbroadslim, Jan 7, 22:09:30
        
        Clever stuff. Don't get all worried about it (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 7, 22:12:49
        
        I used to teach literacy and I haven't got a clue (NCFC) - norfolkbroadslim, Jan 7, 22:14:49
        
        they float on thermal verbs. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jan 7, 21:23:17
    - lollo (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Jan 7, 21:06:01
  - Good to hear Roeder didn't push him out. Hope that's true (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 7, 21:05:20
    - i used to see him on the bus when i lived in hethersett (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Jan 7, 21:06:36
      - bet you'd be surprised by his wages (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 7, 21:09:43
        
        4.5k per week aint that much (n/m) (NCFC) - norfolkbroadslim, Jan 7, 22:10:07
        
        for a 20 year old who hasn't played a 1st team game (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 7, 22:27:42
        
        so was it a good guess or don't you know either? (NCFC) - norfolkbroadslim, Jan 7, 22:29:57
        
        are they 9? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jan 7, 21:12:43
        
        Not quite (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 7, 21:14:27
        
        4 quid an hour? (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jan 7, 21:35:15
        
        Must like extra time in cup games as well (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 7, 21:38:19
        
        would Newcastle not provide the other half then? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jan 7, 21:17:19
        
        Must be (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Jan 7, 21:18:19

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