&apos or 's????

[Hugh Barr]

Can anyone tell me what this means please?

Cheers

[Stu R]

Hugh Barr said:

Can anyone tell me what this means please?

Cheers

Gladly. Often a popular request by the first posters, especially in the general gassing section.
So welcome, and in answer to your request for the meaning of "this", enjoy!

1)
a. Used to refer to the person or thing present, nearby, or just mentioned: This is my cat. These are my tools.
b. Used to refer to what is about to be said: Now don't laugh when you hear this.
c. Used to refer to the present event, action, or time: said he'd be back before this.
2)
Used to indicate the nearer or the more immediate one: This is mine and that is yours.

Edited by Stu R on Thursday 1st November 04:58

[Hooli]

Stu R said:

Hugh Barr said:

Can anyone tell me what this means please?

Cheers

Gladly. Often a popular request by the first posters, especially in the general gassing section.
So welcome, and in answer to your request for the meaning of "this", enjoy!

1)
a. Used to refer to the person or thing present, nearby, or just mentioned: This is my cat. These are my tools.
b. Used to refer to what is about to be said: Now don't laugh when you hear this.
c. Used to refer to the present event, action, or time: said he'd be back before this.
2)
Used to indicate the nearer or the more immediate one: This is mine and that is yours.

Edited by Stu R on Thursday 1st November 04:58

This is an example of a good answer

[Strawman]

(leaving aside the question of how this is car related) I think the salient point is the use of the possesive in the singular and the plural, thus Stu's pedantry is the singular while the PHers' pedantry is the possesive form when applied to a collective noun. I hope after waiting 17 months to ask this question, the answer isn't too disappointing.

[RDE]

I think it's some glitch in classifieds where the use of an apostrophe brings up that garglemesh instead.

[mackie1]

I think there's one call to HtmlEncode() too many when rendering the topic title.

[Rotaree]

RDE said:

I think it's some glitch in classifieds where the use of an apostrophe brings up that garglemesh instead.

You've only gone and spoiled what was turning into a very good thread!!!