How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers.
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to
condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp".
15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light
bulb" is perfectly acceptable
109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take
this discussion to a lightbulb group
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and
lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to
buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this
technique, and what brands are faulty.
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too".
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a "FAQ".
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions
about light bulbs".
1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it
all over again....

Happy Christmas!

Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers.
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to
condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
"lamp".
15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light
bulb" is perfectly acceptable
109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take
this discussion to a lightbulb group
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and
lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to
buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this
technique, and what brands are faulty.
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too".
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a "FAQ".
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions
about light bulbs".
1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it
all over again....

Happy Christmas!

Another one to follow up from homeowners hub in ten years' time,
resulting in the usual opprobrium :-)

On Monday, 19 December 2016 13:57:25 UTC, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
Another one to follow up from homeowners hub in ten years' time,
resulting in the usual opprobrium :-)

You beat me to it.

Owain

On 19/12/16 15:53, Muddymike wrote:
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On 19/12/2016 13:53, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers.
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to
condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
"lamp".
15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light
bulb" is perfectly acceptable
109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take
this discussion to a lightbulb group
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and
lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to
buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this
technique, and what brands are faulty.
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too".
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a "FAQ".
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions
about light bulbs".
1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it
all over again....

Happy Christmas!

You forgot .. Warm light, Cool light, Daylight or any other
obscure colour temperature.

Oh and for the sparks, those silly low energy fittings that they
seem to fit in new houses, which don't seem to accept anything
available on the high street.

PS I bought 4 Warm (2700k) halogen R63 eds bulbs that I noticed
in our local Sainburys 'hidden in the corner' reductions shelf
for £1 each. When I paid, the till thought they were buy 3 for the
price of 2, so even cheaper. Local electrical shop sells packs of
2 for £5, and only rated at half the lifetime of the Sainsburys
bulbs/lamps.

Perfect for the anglepoise, and it keeps my mouse hand warm as well.

(And packs of organic cocoa reduced from £3.60 to 20p as well, yum).

In article ,
Muddymike writes
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers.
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to
condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp".
15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light
bulb" is perfectly acceptable
109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take
this discussion to a lightbulb group
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum,
and lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where
to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for
this technique, and what brands are faulty.
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including
all headers and signatures, and add "Me too".
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a "FAQ".
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions
about light bulbs".
1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it
all over again....

Happy Christmas!
And one to point out that Harry never reads the links he posts and his
had **** all to do with light bulbs.
--
bert

On 19/12/16 14:17, bert wrote:
[...]

Happy Christmas!
And one to point out that Harry never reads the links he posts and his
had **** all to do with light bulbs.

I volunteer to be that person.

Tim W

On 19/12/2016 13:54, Huge wrote:
On 2016-12-19, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?


[37 lines snipped]


Happy Christmas!

*Applause*

But the thread will really get going if somebody mentions the EU or
migration.

Oh no! That's done it.

On 19/12/16 14:27, GB wrote:
On 19/12/2016 13:54, Huge wrote:
On 2016-12-19, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?


[37 lines snipped]


Happy Christmas!

*Applause*

But the thread will really get going if somebody mentions the EU or
migration.

Oh no! That's done it.



How many brexiters does it take to change a light bulb?

WE NEVER SAID THERE WAS A LIGHTBULB!

In article ,
TimW wrote:
On 19/12/16 14:27, GB wrote:
On 19/12/2016 13:54, Huge wrote:
On 2016-12-19, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?


[37 lines snipped]


Happy Christmas!

*Applause*

But the thread will really get going if somebody mentions the EU or
migration.

Oh no! That's done it.



How many brexiters does it take to change a light bulb?

Zero. They intend leaving it to others to do. So they can blame them when
it all goes wrong.

--
*The average person falls asleep in seven minutes *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

On 19/12/16 16:34, TimW wrote:
On 19/12/16 14:27, GB wrote:
On 19/12/2016 13:54, Huge wrote:
On 2016-12-19, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?


[37 lines snipped]


Happy Christmas!

*Applause*

But the thread will really get going if somebody mentions the EU or
migration.

Oh no! That's done it.



How many brexiters does it take to change a light bulb?

WE NEVER SAID THERE WAS A LIGHTBULB!

How many remoaners does it take to change a lightbulb?

Irrelevant. There wont *be* any lightbulbs for sale if we leave the EU!

On 19/12/2016 15:01, Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.

Join the Society Againt the missuse of the apostrophe

Malcolm

Or a Lamp into a Luminaire.

DerbyBorn wrote in
2.236:



Or a Lamp into a Luminaire.


Sorry - I proved a point!!

En el artículo , Malcolm Race
escribió:

Join the Society Againt the missuse of the apostrophe

Join the Society against the misspelling of the word 'misuse'.



--
(\_/)
(='.'=) systemd: the Linux version of Windows 10
(")_(")

On 19/12/16 14:53, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
TimW wrote:
On 19/12/16 14:27, GB wrote:
On 19/12/2016 13:54, Huge wrote:
On 2016-12-19, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?


[37 lines snipped]


Happy Christmas!

*Applause*

But the thread will really get going if somebody mentions the EU or
migration.

Oh no! That's done it.



How many brexiters does it take to change a light bulb?


One to hold the lightbulb and another 17m to screw the whole country

On 2016-12-19, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

"bert" wrote in message
...
bert

[37 lines snipped]
You forgot the number of people that can’t ****ing snip before posting

happy christmas

On 19/12/16 19:08, TimW wrote:
On 19/12/16 14:53, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
TimW wrote:
On 19/12/16 14:27, GB wrote:
On 19/12/2016 13:54, Huge wrote:
On 2016-12-19, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?


[37 lines snipped]


Happy Christmas!

*Applause*

But the thread will really get going if somebody mentions the EU or
migration.

Oh no! That's done it.



How many brexiters does it take to change a light bulb?


One to hold the lightbulb and another 17m to screw the whole country

yawn....

On 19/12/16 19:18, Mark wrote:
On 2016-12-19, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

"bert" wrote in message
...
bert

[37 lines snipped]
You forgot the number of people that can�t ****ing snip before posting

And the number of people who write using character sets that they are
not actually announcing.


happy christmas

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In ,
wrote:
On 19/12/16 14:27, GB wrote:
On 19/12/2016 13:54, Huge wrote:
On 2016-12-19, wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?


[37 lines snipped]


Happy Christmas!

*Applause*

But the thread will really get going if somebody mentions the EU or
migration.

Oh no! That's done it.



How many brexiters does it take to change a light bulb?

Zero. They intend leaving it to others to do. So they can blame them when
it all goes wrong.


Another piece of Remoaner propaganda!

TimW wrote:
On 19/12/16 14:53, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
TimW wrote:
On 19/12/16 14:27, GB wrote:
On 19/12/2016 13:54, Huge wrote:
On 2016-12-19, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?


[37 lines snipped]


Happy Christmas!

*Applause*

But the thread will really get going if somebody mentions the EU or
migration.

Oh no! That's done it.



How many brexiters does it take to change a light bulb?


One to hold the lightbulb and another 17m to screw the whole country

Another Remoaner!

On 19/12/2016 13:53, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers.
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to
condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
"lamp".
15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light
bulb" is perfectly acceptable
109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take
this discussion to a lightbulb group
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and
lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to
buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this
technique, and what brands are faulty.
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too".
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a "FAQ".
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions
about light bulbs".
1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it
all over again....

Happy Christmas!


1 to tell you that technical term is lamp not light bulb:-)

But thanks for that



--
Adam

"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:53:02 +0000, Muddymike
wrote:

You forgot the 43 who debate the effect the new lightbulb will or
won't have on global warming.

Happy Christmas!

Most definitely, to all (including Harry, bless his cotton socks)!

He doesn't wear cotton socks.

On 19/12/2016 18:50, ARW wrote:
On 19/12/2016 13:53, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers.
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to
condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
"lamp".
15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light
bulb" is perfectly acceptable
109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take
this discussion to a lightbulb group
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and
lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to
buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this
technique, and what brands are faulty.
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too".
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a "FAQ".
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions
about light bulbs".
1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it
all over again....

Happy Christmas!


1 to tell you that technical term is lamp not light bulb:-)

But thanks for that

Two actually. He said that already :P

I hope you all have a better Christmas than me. Between the MiL's death
and funeral

Andy

On 19/12/16 17:52, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:53:02 +0000, Muddymike
wrote:

You forgot the 43 who debate the effect the new lightbulb will or
won't have on global warming.

Happy Christmas!

Most definitely, to all (including Harry, bless his cotton socks)!


+ 2 people to sidetrack on climate related matters
+ 100 people pointing out what a bunch of onanists the +2 above are,

"Vir Campestris" wrote in message
o.uk...
Two actually. He said that already :P

I hope you all have a better Christmas than me. Between the MiL's death
and funeral

Yep, my mother died on the 19th Dec 7 years back.
It does tend to spoil things.

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
.. .
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which
makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.

And another to post, that that's total rubbish.

Acronyms such as URL are pronounced using their component letters
as individual sounds thus YOU ARE ELL. Not as EARL.

While the plural of URL pronounced Earl would indeed be URLs
the plural of URL pronounced YOU ARE ELL is URL's.

The exact same applies to things such as MBE's, CBE's, and OBE's

HTH

On 19/12/16 21:58, Moron Watch wrote:
"Tim Streater" wrote in message
.. .
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which
makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.

And another to post, that that's total rubbish.

Acronyms such as URL are pronounced using their component letters
as individual sounds thus YOU ARE ELL. Not as EARL.

While the plural of URL pronounced Earl would indeed be URLs
the plural of URL pronounced YOU ARE ELL is URL's.

The exact same applies to things such as MBE's, CBE's, and OBE's

HTH

That's a grammar rule I have never heard of! It doesn't sound right to
me either. Did you make it up or do you have a ref to a better authority
than yourself?

Tim W

On 19/12/2016 22:21, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Moron Watch
wrote:

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
.. .
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this
group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.

And another to post, that that's total rubbish.

Acronyms such as URL are pronounced using their component letters
as individual sounds thus YOU ARE ELL. Not as EARL.

While the plural of URL pronounced Earl would indeed be URLs
the plural of URL pronounced YOU ARE ELL is URL's.

The exact same applies to things such as MBE's, CBE's, and OBE's

Tsk, tsk. No it doesn't.

But continue to speak moron if it makes you happy.


The plural of URL is URL.
Its an acronym and they don't actually have plurals.
Most people would put URLs.
Only grocers differ.

"dennis@home" wrote in message
web.com...
On 19/12/2016 22:21, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Moron Watch
wrote:

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
.. .
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this
group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.

And another to post, that that's total rubbish.

Acronyms such as URL are pronounced using their component letters
as individual sounds thus YOU ARE ELL. Not as EARL.

While the plural of URL pronounced Earl would indeed be URLs
the plural of URL pronounced YOU ARE ELL is URL's.

The exact same applies to things such as MBE's, CBE's, and OBE's

Tsk, tsk. No it doesn't.

But continue to speak moron if it makes you happy.


The plural of URL is URL.
Its an acronym and they don't actually have plurals.

It isnt that black and white.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrony...nd_possessives

Most people would put URLs.
Only grocers differ.

On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:58:29 -0000, "Moron Watch"
wrote:


"Tim Streater" wrote in message
. ..
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which
makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.

And another to post, that that's total rubbish.

Acronyms such as URL are pronounced using their component letters
as individual sounds thus YOU ARE ELL. Not as EARL.

While the plural of URL pronounced Earl would indeed be URLs
the plural of URL pronounced YOU ARE ELL is URL's.

The exact same applies to things such as MBE's, CBE's, and OBE's

HTH


Crossposted to APIHNA for a definitive answer.


--

Graham.

%Profound_observation%

On 19/12/2016 21:58, Moron Watch wrote:
"Tim Streater" wrote in message
.. .
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which
makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.

And another to post, that that's total rubbish.

Acronyms such as URL are pronounced using their component letters
as individual sounds thus YOU ARE ELL. Not as EARL.

While the plural of URL pronounced Earl would indeed be URLs
the plural of URL pronounced YOU ARE ELL is URL's.

The exact same applies to things such as MBE's, CBE's, and OBE's

A frequently argued question, but the majority view is that you're wrong.

eg
http://english.stackexchange.com/que...strophe-or-not

On 20/12/2016 00:54, Clive George wrote:
On 19/12/2016 21:58, Moron Watch wrote:
"Tim Streater" wrote in message
.. .
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this group which
makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.

And another to post, that that's total rubbish.

Acronyms such as URL are pronounced using their component letters
as individual sounds thus YOU ARE ELL. Not as EARL.

While the plural of URL pronounced Earl would indeed be URLs
the plural of URL pronounced YOU ARE ELL is URL's.

The exact same applies to things such as MBE's, CBE's, and OBE's

A frequently argued question, but the majority view is that you're wrong.

eg
http://english.stackexchange.com/que...strophe-or-not


Agreed, on the apostrophe at least.

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DerbyBorn wrote:

Or a Lamp into a Luminaire.

Or sometimes a luminary. ;-)

Chris
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Plant amazing Acers.

"TimW" wrote in message news
On 19/12/16 21:58, Moron Watch wrote:
"Tim Streater" wrote in message
.. .
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group
which
makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.

And another to post, that that's total rubbish.

Acronyms such as URL are pronounced using their component letters
as individual sounds thus YOU ARE ELL. Not as EARL.

While the plural of URL pronounced Earl would indeed be URLs
the plural of URL pronounced YOU ARE ELL is URL's.

The exact same applies to things such as MBE's, CBE's, and OBE's

HTH

That's a grammar rule I have never heard of! It doesn't sound right to me either.

Your lack of knowledge on this or any other topic, is fortunately
none of my concern. Neither it seems, is it any of any great
concern to you either.

Did you make it up or do you have a ref to a better authority than yourself?

So that however old you are, no matter how many years you've already
been gracing the planet with your presence, you're still not aware
of the function of the apostrophe in replacing missing letters ?

Did they not teach you that in Primary School ?

Just try Googling "apostrophe" and "missing letters" and a whole
new world is about to open up to both yourself and Tim Streater.
Who it appears didn't even realise URL is actually pronounced
You Are Ell. URL's is spelt URL's because its an acronym (loosely
speaking) of the phrase "Universal Resource Locators". The role
of the apostrophe in this case is to replace "ocators" which
if fully spelled out, would follow the final "L".

Have neither yourself nor Tim Streater never wondered why the plural
of "OBE" is spelled "OBE's" ? Silly question, obviously not.

I can't speak of you, but "wonder" and "thinking" clearly don't
figure very highly, in what goes on between Mr Streater's ears.


HTH

On 19/12/2016 15:01, Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.


Me too .....

On 19/12/2016 18:50, ARW wrote:
On 19/12/2016 13:53, Muddymike wrote:
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers.
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to
condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
"lamp".

Big clip

Happy Christmas!


1 to tell you that technical term is lamp not light bulb:-)

But thanks for that

Thanks Adam but that's already covered see 3rd above.

Mike

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:13:32 +0000, Moron Watch wrote:

So that however old you are, no matter how many years you've already
been gracing the planet with your presence, you're still not aware of
the function of the apostrophe in replacing missing letters ?

That is true.

However, the use of an apostrophe in pluralising acronyms is much less
clear.

Go back some years, and it was very common (read Burchfield's third
edition of Fowler's 'Modern English Usage'). It is still in use and
arguably is not suddenly wrong.

I personally don't use it, but I wouldn't condemn someone who did. I
certainly wouldn't insult them.

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On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:53:02 -0000, Muddymike
wrote:

How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers.
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to
condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
"lamp".
15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light
bulb" is perfectly acceptable
109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take
this discussion to a lightbulb group
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and
lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to
buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this
technique, and what brands are faulty.
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too".
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a "FAQ".
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions
about light bulbs".
1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it
all over again....

Happy Christmas!

As a lurker I think you've summed up the way this newsgroup operates
perfectly. However, I'm disappointed Tomlinson didn't get a mention by
name :-)

In article ,
says...

URL's is spelt URL's because its an acronym (loosely
speaking) of the phrase "Universal Resource Locators". The role
of the apostrophe in this case is to replace "ocators" which
if fully spelled out, would follow the final "L".


If that was true, URL would have to be written U'R'L' to
show that "niversal" & "esource" were missing as well as
"ocator(s)".

No abbreviation, including all the examples you have quoted
- WITHOUT intermediate apostrophes - have apostrophes,
whether they are singular or plural.

If you were taught anything to the contrary I suggest you
sue your teacher for malpractice.

Are you a grocer, by any chance, or just plain illiterate?

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Terry