I've been reading the classified ads for used saws. I've seen a varietyadvertised and just can't make up my mind which one would be best.The selections are:Ban sawArm sawArm saw, radialRadeo arm saw with DATORadial sawI'm thinking the DATO would be nice to have. Can I use it on a Ban saw?

Dear Ed,Don't forget the venerable Radio Alarm Saw.David.

I asked an English major I had a chance to hire about use ofapostrophes and after researching he started with "Some writersprefer" and he didn't get any further. Analogous to "Some engineersprefer" NOT! Most engineers can differentiate between ones andzeroes, not all but most. NOT interchangeable.

I was speaking as an engineer where specifics are the norm. I'venever been told the correct way to use an apostrophe for possession.We had a good relationship and taught each other a lot while workingtogether. He was hired as a CO-OP student bound for a degree inAccounting. Dedicated worker and those aren't too common. Didn'tmean to throw a curve.

AYUP, to an engineer fuzzy logic is a fairly new concept as typicallywhen dealing with equations and equal signs you do NOT deal withpreferences. Sorry about being so obtuse but English was NOT mymajor.

Which saw is best?

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David Hall 22 years ago

This week's Pennysaver had an ad for some lumber. Something about cherry, oak and maple, minimum 8" wide by 10 ft long, lot for $9.75 OBO. Of course it was supposed to be $975 OBO.

In a slightly different note, Charlie, check out the boats section of the Parkersbug News want ads. There is an ad there for 2 - 750 Jetskis for $5,300 firm. This ad has been running for at least 2.5 years straight. The paper says it will run your ad until it sells. I believe the current book value on those skis in perfect condition is about $2,500 retail. I have to check the paper every time I visit mom just to chuckle that that ad is still running.

Dave Hall

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nospambob 22 years ago

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Kenneth 22 years ago

Howdy,

I love ya, but after reading the above several times, I simply do not understand what it is to convey. Both of those sentence fragments surely appear to me to be plurals rather than possessives. What is NOT analogous about them?

I am the one missing the point. Can you try it again?

Sincere thanks,

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J. Clarke 22 years ago

I'm sorry, but I either don't see why you stopped the guy or don't see what you're trying to say. Are you trying to say that English is not engineering or are you trying to say that you criticized the poor bastard for trying to give you an accurate answer to your question?

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nospambob 22 years ago

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Kenneth 22 years ago

Well, it took me a while, but I now suspect that the OP was trying to say that the proper use of the apostrophe was not an issue of "preference" but was, instead, an issue of clearly defined rules.

Where the analogy to engineering comes in, well, that is too deep for me...

All the best,

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nospambob 22 years ago

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