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[NeilRoss]

:lol1:

[John Harding]

:rofl:

[Phill Fenton]

To be honest, I don’t see what is wrong with this (or maybe I’m missing something). I always understood that one use of apostrophes was to indicate missing letters?

[NeilRoss]

quote Phill Fenton:

To be honest, I don’t see what is wrong with this (or maybe I’m missing something). I always understood that one use of apostrophes was to indicate missing letters?

Hmmm – don’t think I’d stretch the practice that far though. 😕

[Peter Dee]

quote Phill Fenton:

To be honest, I don’t see what is wrong with this (or maybe I’m missing something). I always understood that one use of apostrophes was to indicate missing letters?

So what would the missing letters be then Phill?

I think you will see why it’s (note the missing letter "i") incorrect if you try to work it out.
Always a bit of a minefield but explained here http://www.apostrophe.org.uk/page2.html

[Gary Birch]

I used to pass a Signmakers near Manchester who advertised that they designed Logo’s

We also have a signmaker round the corner ( i use that that term very loosely) who have misused apostrophes on his signage

But I think the most common one is garages that advertise that they do MOT’s

Always will make me smile

[Hugh Potter]

I can see what Phil is saying, they’re using the apostrophe to indicate New'(spaper)s.

too much in my book but I can see the thought behind it,

ch’s
H’h

[John Morgan]

Obviously every sign writer should have Eats Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss on their bookshelf !!

[NeilRoss]

quote Hugh Potter:

ch’s
H’h

😀

and Mag(azine)s. I think it looks wrong as your (my) brain does some quick rationalisations of the two words and tells me that News without the apostrophy is a proper word, as is Mag. But Mags is the plural whereas News isn’t. Interesting issue though… 🙂

[Simon Worrall]

I bet New and Mag are having a laugh tonight!

[Paul Humble]

Ive just had this same conversation with my misses tonight when we saw a shop sign for Heroe’s

Now, is it Hero’s (as in the Hero Is), Heroes (as in "those Firemen are real Heroes"), or is it Heros (plural of the Hero sandwich)?

As it was a sandwich bar I would imagine it should have been Heros.

The sign was expensive looking too, full print flood coated pan fascia with 3D built up stainless letters too.

[Neil Davey]

The apostrophe denotes possession and Newton & Maggie are very happy with it.
At least that’s what they told me 😀

[Adrian Hewson]

HI Gary MOT stands for MInistry of transport, so it would be a ministry of transport test, therefore in my my book MOT’s would be right

[Paul Humble]

quote Adrian Hewson:

HI Gary MOT stands for MInistry of transport, so it would be a ministry of transport test, therefore in my my book MOT’s would be right

I would assume that both are wrong. MOTs and MOT’s are all wrong in my opinion.

If I was doing the sign I would either go for simply MOT or MOT tests.

[Gary Birch]

quote Adrian Hewson:

HI Gary MOT stands for MInistry of transport, so it would be a ministry of transport test, therefore in my my book MOT’s would be right

Really????? I thought we were talking about motting as …. in Keith Lemon

Seriously can’t see why an apostrophe is needed

[Adrian Hewson]

Because the full text would be MOT Tests but abbreviated it would be MOT’s

[Gary Birch]

quote Adrian Hewson:

Because the full text would be MOT Tests but abbreviated it would be MOT’s

MOT is already the abreviation, I was on the understanding that you can’t abreviate twice?

Paul is probably right in that it should be MOT tests, but the plural of MOT is MOTs.

Don’t have time to argue the point but do a google and see what it says.

Cheers

Gary

[George Elsmore]

hmmm

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[NeilRoss]

quote Gary Birch:

quote Adrian Hewson:

Because the full text would be MOT Tests but abbreviated it would be MOT’s

MOT is already the abreviation, I was on the understanding that you can abreviate twice?

Paul is probably right in that it should be MOT tests, but the plural of MOT is MOTs.

Don’t have time to argue the point but do a google and see what it says.

Cheers

Gary

But there should be ONLY ONE MOT 😀

[Gary Birch]

quote NeilRoss:

quote Gary Birch:

quote Adrian Hewson:

Because the full text would be MOT Tests but abbreviated it would be MOT’s

MOT is already the abreviation, I was on the understanding that you can’t abreviate twice?

Paul is probably right in that it should be MOT tests, but the plural of MOT is MOTs.

Don’t have time to argue the point but do a google and see what it says.

Cheers

Gary

But there should be ONLY ONE MOT 😀

Correct!!

[Gary Birch]

quote NeilRoss:

quote Gary Birch:

quote Adrian Hewson:

Because the full text would be MOT Tests but abbreviated it would be MOT’s

MOT is already the abreviation, I was on the understanding that you can’t abreviate twice?

Paul is probably right in that it should be MOT tests, but the plural of MOT is MOTs.

Don’t have time to argue the point but do a google and see what it says.

Cheers

Gary

But there should be ONLY ONE MOT 😀

Correct!!

[NeilRoss]

quote Gary Birch:

quote NeilRoss:

quote Gary Birch:

quote Adrian Hewson:

Because the full text would be MOT Tests but abbreviated it would be MOT’s

MOT is already the abreviation, I was on the understanding that you can’t abreviate twice?

Paul is probably right in that it should be MOT tests, but the plural of MOT is MOTs.

Don’t have time to argue the point but do a google and see what it says.

Cheers

Gary

But there should be ONLY ONE MOT 😀

Correct!!

Unless you include some other countries that have ministries of that name. And now perhaps even Mars with all the Rovers out there, and another one this morning – well done guys!