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#309135 - 01/27/05 05:13 PM Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	records vault or record's vault
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#309136 - 01/27/05 05:28 PM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	record's vault's
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#309137 - 01/27/05 05:28 PM Re: Grammar Check
NotALawyer Gold Star Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 455	It depends... records vault - records is an adjective describing which vault. record's vault - record's is possesive showing who (what) owns the vault. Hope this helps.
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#309138 - 01/27/05 05:38 PM Re: Grammar Check
Greg Platinum Poster Joined: May 2004 Posts: 833 Michigan	Actully the possessive would be "records' vault" unless you only have one record in the vault. _________________________ If you approach life with pure logic you can avoid almost all of the fun.
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#309139 - 01/27/05 06:55 PM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	I am glad I speak "Southern" and don't worry about such trivial matters.
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#309140 - 01/27/05 07:00 PM Re: Grammar Check
HRH Dawnie Power Poster Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,353 Anchorage Alaska	I think the correct version would be "Banker's Box" At least that's where our records are around here _________________________ Dawn Coursey VP/CRA Queen CRA Rating is in...Oh who cares...I'm home with the baby.
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#309141 - 02/07/05 12:55 PM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	Heat pumps require a work input; which is typically electrical
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#309142 - 02/07/05 02:44 PM Re: Grammar Check
Pup Power Poster Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,045 Pedaling along a scenic highwa...	I would go with "records vault". That shows that the vault is full of records, rather than the vault belonging to the records.
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#309143 - 02/07/05 04:25 PM Re: Grammar Check
Andy_Z 10K Club Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 27,749 On the Net	Some alternatives: "Lot of Paper Here" "All but the one you are looking for, here" _________________________ AndyZ CRCM My opinions are not necessarily my employers. R+R-R=R+R Rules and Regs minus Relationships equals Resentment and Rebellion. John Maxwell
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#309144 - 02/07/05 09:39 PM Re: Grammar Check
Raiderette Diamond Poster Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,316 New Mexico	It only matters if you are writing a professional letter or just sending an email to an important person. If you are talking or just posting on bol, it doesn't matter because everyone knows what you are talking about. _________________________ Are you ready for some football?
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#309145 - 02/08/05 02:08 AM Re: Grammar Check
Citrus Diamond Poster Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,139	IMHO, If you're having a sign made to go outside, I'd say RECORDS VAULT.
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#309146 - 02/08/05 02:52 AM Re: Grammar Check
Fraudman CFCI Power Poster Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,189 Land of Steady Habits	No question it is "records vault" as you are describing the type of vault that holds records.
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#309147 - 02/08/05 04:39 AM Re: Grammar Check
BBoyd Diamond Poster Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,494 MI	Righto - otherwise you'd be saying that the vault belongs to the records ("record's vault"). How about Vault o' Records? _________________________ Opinions are mine and never to be taken as legal advice!
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#309148 - 02/14/05 06:43 AM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	i should go to play cricket today.
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#309149 - 02/09/06 06:49 AM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	I know there are much worse fates that perhaps even most people have upon them.
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#309150 - 02/09/06 01:43 PM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: I know there are much worse fates that perhaps even most people have upon them. Correction: I know there is much worse fates that perhaps even most people have upon them.
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#309151 - 02/09/06 01:46 PM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: Actully the possessive would be "records' vault" unless you only have one record in the vault. records vault: 'records' is actually an adjective describing the vault. not possessive at all.
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#309152 - 02/09/06 03:14 PM Re: Grammar Check
steven1950 Diamond Poster Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,015 San Francisco	Is it time-outs or times-out (more than one) during a football or basketball game?
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#309153 - 02/09/06 03:18 PM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	timeouts (so neither you dirty hippie ) jk ron loves you
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#309154 - 02/09/06 03:19 PM Re: Grammar Check
Peepers 10K Club Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 13,994	Should the abbreviation for Runs Batted In (RBIs) actually be RsBI? _________________________ blah
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#309155 - 02/09/06 03:28 PM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: Should the abbreviation for Runs Batted In (RBIs) actually be RsBI? one is a "run batted in" which is "rbi". now that we have the acronym, we pluralize it when there are more than one
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#309156 - 02/09/06 03:56 PM Re: Grammar Check
Buddy the Elf Platinum Poster Joined: May 2002 Posts: 975 first lily pad on the right	I was at the PBR Open this past weekend. I saw a sign that said "No camera's, No cell phone's, no cooler's". I wanted to add "No apostrophes!" _________________________ CAMS
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#309157 - 02/12/06 12:41 AM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	Thank you for the attention to my letter.
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#309158 - 02/12/06 12:42 AM Re: Grammar Check
Anonymous Unregistered	Who that be
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#309159 - 02/13/06 04:08 AM Re: Grammar Check
Webs Junior Member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 45 Wyoming	That is so annoying when people try to put apostrophes in everything that ends with an S!
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