Apostrophe Assassination Attempt

Captain Kirk defends the apostrophe against Spock's attack.

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Spock: So do we need apostrophes? Birmingham City doesn't think so.

Captain Kirk: Nouns can have an "s" added to denote plurality, or possession.

Spock: Possessive "its" doesn't take an apostrophe. Simplify it I say. Who needs that funny little squiggle for possessives?

Captain Kirk: Question is, would it cause confusion? Here's an order on the screen: "Dim the cabins lights by 4 clicks." Lights in ONE cabin? Lights in ALL cabins?

Spock: Context will tell you. Add an instruction, Not sure, just ask.

Captain Kirk: But you'd lose redundancy. I like redundancy in systems.

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