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  • He's a professor, Hedgie, as far as I know which explains why hardly anyone knows who he is; I only became acquainted with his work because of my avocation, of course; but, I thought some of it utterly breathtakingly gorgeous, particularly the first Apostrophes which is highly indebted to Rilke, IIRC.

    A Droll Stroll in the Park Judith Fitzgerald 2008

  • His "Apostrophes" series sounds fascinating. thanks for bringing him to my attention.

    A Droll Stroll in the Park Judith Fitzgerald 2008

  • For 26 years, culture king Bernard Pivot has reigned over French television with his literary talk shows "Apostrophes" and "Bouillon de Culture," interviewing creative greats like Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Norman Mailer and Woody Allen.

    Off The Air 2007

  • Post subject: Define strings with "Quotes" or 'Apostrophes'

    AutoHotkey Community 2009

  • For quite a while there's been a TV interview with VN on Youtube - his last, on "Apostrophes," conducted in French - but this is the only online footage I know of involving him speaking in English."

    The Elegant Variation: TEV 2008

  • For quite a while there's been a TV interview with VN on Youtube - his last, on "Apostrophes," conducted in French - but this is the only online footage I know of involving him speaking in English."

    MONDAY VIDEO ACTION TEV 2008

  • Apostrophes are not "confusing and old-fashioned", they're vital to the language.

    "I practically live on 4chan; nothing bothers me." tragic_elegance 2009

  • Apostrophes go on suicide missions and commas appear at random.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Escaping the Slush Pile 2009

  • Apostrophes in business names and place names « Sentence first says:

    The strange case of the disappearing apostrophes 2009

  • Preposterous Apostrophes VIII: Inanities in inanimate possession

    2009 February « Motivated Grammar 2009

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