[Gllug] Perl, the dogs nadgers?

[David Irvine]

----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Hudson <home at alexhudson.com>
To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Perl, the dogs nadgers?


> On Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 12:59:22AM +0100, David Irvine wrote:
> > Sorry to bring this back up but wouldnt it be fly's since that is the
plural
> > of fly as in the annoyning insects that buzz? Or is my dyslexia kicking
in?
>
> Your dyslexia :)
>
> If the fly had a rubber ball, then that would be the fly's. If the fly had
a
> gang, they would be the flies. Also, the fly flies but the flies fly :P If
> the fly was the leader of the flies, then then fly's flies fly.
>
> The use of apostrophe is old English, as in "John's donkey" was originally
> "John, his donkey" - the possessive apostrophe merely being abbreviation.
(I
> believe, anyway :)
>

Yeah i think your right, It was interesting i would have never thought of
flies being a noun in the latter sentance, It wasnt till it was pointed out
on list that it was in fact meant to be in a noun context.



> Cheers,
>
> Alex.
>
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