Mizter T wrote:
R.C. Payne wrote:

Mizter T wrote:
Like the sub-surface Underground lines, my unneccesary apostrophe
filter appears to be suffering from poor performance because of the
heat. I shall take the advice of the Tube station posters and drink
some water before I continue my journey on usenet.
It could be argued that words endin in -co as an abreviation for company
could legitmately be made plural by co's as a contraction of companies.
Of course if you were doing that, you should probably write it infra'co's.

Robin

I did consider that as my defence but as you say logic would suggest
the inclusion of two apostrophes, so I decided not to as I would've
been caught out by the sharp eyed readers here on utl!

IMO it would of course be better if we didn't have to write about
infracos/infra'co's whatsoever, but the Treasury decided that PPP was
the way to go so here we are, wondering at the joys of the infracos'
incompetence (that is, the incompetence of the infracos!).

Which might also be written infra'co's' for those with a particular love
of the apostrophe!

Robin